The safety of NHS patients has been called in to question after a confidential report revealed dozens were left in server pain by botched eye surgeries carried out by private contractors. New figures obtained from the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed private providers carried out more than one in five NHS knee operations, one in six hip operations and 35,329 cataract operations between 2012-13. The report revealed several eye surgery patients had “very painful” experience, possibly due to anaesthetic not working properly. 37 out of 62 cataract patients seen by surgeons working for Vanguard Healthcare Solutions required follow-up care.

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