Patients' lives will be put at risk and hospitals forced to close because of the new United Kingdom rules that limit doctors to working a 48-hour week, says John Black, president of The Royal College of Surgeons. Black said he is concerned that the new rules, which begin August 1, will lead to operations being cancelled and wards closed down.
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Europe's work week limits will be 'catastrophic' for patients, says UK's top surgeon