NHS operations disrupted by shortage of bone cement

NHS operations across Wales disrupted by bone cement shortage

Health boards in Wales have been told to prioritise urgent patients while the shortage continues

Joint replacement ops temporarily cancelled amid material shortage

Elective joint operations at north Cumbria’s main hospitals are being temporarily postponed because of a national shortage of bone cement.

Thousands of hip and knee operations at threat of being CANCELLED due to major blunder involving NHS

A packaging fault at the NHS's primary bone cement supplier has brought production to a standstill, threatening to delay thousands of hip and knee replacement operations across Britain.Heraeus Medical, which holds a contract worth up to £2billion under the health service's orthopaedic framework, informed officials a critical machine failure at its main manufacturing site has halted output of essential surgical cement products.The disruption is e…

NHS operations disrupted by global shortage of bone cement

The health service estimates it has two weeks of supplies left.

The global shortage that could delay NHS operations for thousands

Experts have warned that a shortage of bone cement could further delay long waits for surgery

NHS joint surgery disrupted amid bone cement supply problems

Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.