Surgeries cancelled at Hull Hospital during nursing shortage

A shortage of nurses has forced the cancellation of some surgeries at the Hull Hospital, and will force some patients to travel to out-of-town hospitals.
The hospital has six vacancies on its nursing staff, other nurses are on sick leave or parental leave, and those who are working have been run ragged trying to keep up, said hospital spokeswoman Geneviève Côté.
“We can’t keep asking them to work overtime,” she said. “They are going to be worn out.&rdq