Northern watchdog wants hospitals fined
Hospitals which leave operating theatres empty should be fined, a Stormont watchdog said today.
Cancellations cost £6.4m (€8m) in wasted resources, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) added.
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SUBSCRIBEHospitals which leave operating theatres empty should be fined, a Stormont watchdog said today.
Cancellations cost £6.4m (€8m) in wasted resources, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) added.
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