elective care

A term for routine care in the UK, which can be planned or booked following a referral by a GP or an outpatient clinic.

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THE INDIAN EXPERIENCEThe final model is that of building, as envisaged by McKinsey, more efficient models of planned elective care.

Uhuru's 'Big Four': We can achieve affordable healthcare by reconfiguring current systems

Today's recommendations come a year after the The Elective Care Plan - Transformation and Reform of Elective Care Services was published.

OPERATIONS OVERHAUL TO EASE WAITING LISTS; Report reveals new regional centres plan

As part of the Ministry of Healths overall plan to redevelop the Outram Campus including the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), the new terminal will replace the existing New Bridge Road Bus Terminal, to facilitate the development of the new SGH Elective Care Centre that will add beds and other clinical facilities.

Singapore : New Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal to Open on 10 March 2018

A meeting of the National Emergency Pressures Panel heard that "pressures on the NHS have eased in January compared to December" so hospitals should be able to start planning a return to a full elective care programme, from the start of February.

Non-urgent operations to restart

In a drastic step to try to free up hospital staff and beds, NHS England also said the deferral of non-urgent inpatient elective care should be extended until January 31.

Hunt 'sorry' over winter op delays

In a drastic step to try to free up hospital staff and beds, NHS England had also said that the deferral of non-urgent elective care - such as hip or knee replacements - should be extended until at least the end of the month.

'A&E like battlefield' as Welsh hospitals struggle with pressures of winter

7-11] It frees other units to concentrate on elective care, provides an alternative career path to trauma surgeons in developed-world settings, and potentially allows for planning of the optimal use of resources.

Provision of acute and elective general surgical care at a tertiary facility in the era of subspecialisation

Writing in a blog, James Thompson, a senior research analyst at the think tank, pointed out some good news, stating that, "though the access standards were not achieved, more than 400,000 more patients received elective care within 18 weeks (from referral) and almost 6,000 more patients received treatment for cancer within 62 days in 2016/17 compared to 2015/16.

NHS continues to struggle to meet set targets

Dr Eliot Sykes, business unit director for emergency surgery and elective care at the trust, said: "This isolated incident was totally unacceptable and we quickly moved to rectify the situation.

'Pigsty' in hospital bathroom; 'disgusting' flood in en-suite has left me with infection, says patient

The physicians at the Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania will be providing emergency and elective care at the following sites:

Merger Announced Between The Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania and Appalachian Orthopedic Center

Other recent development at the hospital has seen a new Elective Care Centre, physiotherapy department, diabetes centre, therapies centre and refurbished radiology department.

pounds 20m scheme to rebuild and extend Mersey hospital A&E

It became apparent to us during the course of our study that trauma can be under resourced when compared with elective care.