Health Centre Still Not Operating at Capacity ; a Private Health Centre Paid by the Nhs to Perform Thousands of Operations Is Only Operating at Two Thirds Capacity, More Than Two Years After It Opened.

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A private health centre paid by the NHS to perform thousands of operations is only operating at two thirds capacity, more than two years after it opened.

The treatment centre at Bodmin, North Cornwall, opened in January 2006 as part of a Government scheme which Ministers pledged would increase patient choice and cut waiting times.

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Health Centre Still Not Operating at Capacity ; a Private Health Centre Paid by the Nhs to Perform Thousands of Operations Is Only Operating at Two Thirds Capacity, More Than Two Years After It Opened.

It is contracted to carry out 6,000 minor procedures a year, but has been repeatedly underused by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Pr...

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