The OTJ October 2021
In depth coverage of this month’s surgical and anaesthetic news.
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Digital Edition Highlights:
One-in-four Anaesthetists Plan to Leave the NHS in the Next Five Years
UK Launches World’s Largest Ever Randomised Controlled Trial in Organ Donation
Increasing Day Surgery Critical to Reducing Backlog Say NHS Leaders
Overprescribing of Medicines Must Stop, Says UK Government
Patients with Severe Obesity Undergo Bariatric Surgery Too Late
National Cancer Research Institute Endorses CBD Science Group as they Pioneer Real World Research into Cancer Pain
Articular Cartilage Can Heal Partially After Injury Researchers Found a New Mechanism
Families in Wales Urged to Talk About Organ Donation
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