Tackling the elective backlog: exploring the relationship between deprivation and waiting times

The King's Fund - Long waiting times and growing waiting lists for hospital treatment have been a problem for some time, but now the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue and waiting lists have grown rapidly. As with other aspects of the pandemic, this has not been experienced equally. This analysis of waiting list data shows a clear relationship with deprivation, which sees those living in the most deprived areas nearly twice as likely to wait more than a year for treatment compared to those living in the least deprived areas.BlogPress release
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Covid-19 NHS performance and productivity Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news