the move by three clinical commissioning groups in worcestershire is designed to save money, but they insist operations will continue to be carried out elsewhere. andy moore has the details. hip and knee operations can be a godsend to do is to get them, but also expensive, up to £6,000 each. three groups in worcestershire want to decrease those bills because they said they were spending far more than other areas. it is important that they consider operations restricted to those who were in such pain they could not sleep. in the end they did not go that far. but it is understood that criteria is used in many areas. a spokesman for over 50 said they should examine their consciences. they said it was an outrage even to suggest inability to sleep should be used in deciding eligibility for an operation. the