Unpicking the inequalities in the elective backlogs in England (The King's Fund, 11 May 2023)

Summary

This report by The King's Fund is part of new research project that explores how NHS providers and integrated care systems (ICSs) are approaching inclusive recovery. It highlights that in 2022, people in the most deprived areas were twice as likely to be waiting more than a year for elective care compared to people in the least deprived areas. The report explores three big questions health and care leaders should be asking themselves and their teams about inequalities in their elective backlog:

1. How are we measuring inequalities and why
2. Do we know why inequalities exist
3. How will we know if things are improving?

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