Belfast hospitals postpone surgeries as Covid-19 admissions rise

Complex surgery will continue at Belfast City Hospital but Non-time critical orthopaedic surgery is being postponed (PA)

Non-time critical orthopaedic surgery is being postponed in Belfast hospitals, as the health service deals with a rise in Covid-19 admissions.

The medical director of the Belfast Trust said that 60% of Covid patients admitted to hospitals had not been vaccinated.