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The labour market consequences of extended waiting times for elective inpatient healthcare: an observational study in England using national data

2025-11-22 health economics Title + abstract only
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BackgroundWaiting times for elective healthcare in England have increased since 2015/16, when the constitutional standard was last met. However, little is known about the economic consequences of extended waits. We estimated the labour market shortfall induced by above-target waiting times for elective hospital admissions in England over a nine-year period. MethodsCohorts of patients aged 30 to <59 years were identified for 32 treatment specialties using non-emergency inpatient records from NHS...

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