National Voices blog - Elective doesn't mean optional (14 February 2022) in Other hospital-based clinical areas Posted 15 February, 2022 · Edited 15 February, 2022 by Brian Finney duplicate word Fully agree - elective doesn't mean patients choose to have the surgery; joint replacement should have the same priority standing as cancer surgery. Of course joint replacement doesn't have the 1 and 5 years cancer survival targets; and if it doesn't get measured its sure not to get done. The cancer targets are easy to manipulate for political gain - see lead time bias definition - Search (bing.com) 0
National Voices blog - Elective doesn't mean optional (14 February 2022)
in Other hospital-based clinical areas
Posted · Edited by Brian Finney duplicate word
Fully agree - elective doesn't mean patients choose to have the surgery; joint replacement should have the same priority standing as cancer surgery.
Of course joint replacement doesn't have the 1 and 5 years cancer survival targets; and if it doesn't get measured its sure not to get done.
The cancer targets are easy to manipulate for political gain - see lead time bias definition - Search (bing.com)