ONE in five hospitals cancelled elective surgeries during last summer's heatwave, as experts warned of future disruption due to climate change.
A further third of hospitals would have had to cancel operations if the record-breaking temperatures continued because NHS buildings could not withstand extreme heat, a study from the University of Birmingham found.
Study co-author James Glasbey said: "Even short heatwaves may result in widespread disruption to surgical services in the UK.
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