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delaying operation

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An operation in which a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy's momentum and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged.
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A poll of 97 NHS trust chiefs by the Health Service Journal found more than seven in 10 primary care trusts limiting treatment, half delaying operations and six in 10 trusts closing wards.
NHS ops reduced by The Mirror (London, England)
Retired doctor Martin McNicol also said that rationing joint replacements was a false economy and potentially damaging and that delaying operations on "punitive" grounds may increase long-term costs.
Row over obese patients denied joint surgery by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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