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The NHS has drawn up a list of surgeries that could potentially get its funding axed in order to save £2 billion of taxpayer money

NHS has been told to save money by removing funding to a dozen select surgeries, including liposuction and non-visible haematuria surgeries. This as NHS chiefs are hoping for more funding cut down on what they deem ‘wasteful’ spending in order to save £2 billion.

The NHS is looking for ways to crack down on “wasteful” spending of taxpayers’ money and focus more on more effective treatments. There are currently more than 7 million waiting for surgeries across the UK.

NHS could axe funding for several surgeries in order to save £2 billion - see the full list