One Day Brain Tunour Operations 

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People with brain tumours may be offered one day surgery under local anaesthetic on the NHS.

Patients remain awake throughout the procedure, which has been pioneered at University College Hospital, London.

They can be home the same day, when previously they would be remain in hospital for up to a week.

Doctors say the use of a local rather than general anaesthetic makes operating easier and means the patient makes a swifter recovery.

You can read more about one day brain tumour operations on the BBC website.