Elective care in England: assessing the impact of Covid-19 and where next, The Health Foundation

This analysis shows there were 4.7 million fewer people referred for routine hospital care – such as hip, knee and cataract surgery – between January and August 2020 than during the same period in 2019, representing a potential hidden backlog of unmet care needs.
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