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Call to send patients home earlier

Hospitals in Scotland could save £8m a year if more patients were sent home the same day as their operation, official auditors said today.

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HELEN PUTTICK, Health Correspondent

Hospitals in Scotland could save £8m a year if more patients were sent home the same day as their operation, official auditors said today.