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The labour market consequences of extended waiting times for elective inpatient healthcare: an observational study in England using national data

2025-11-22

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<h4>Background</h4> Waiting times for elective healthcare in England have increased since 2015/16, when the constitutional standard was last met. However, little is known about the economic consequences of extended waits. We estimated the labour market shortfall induced by above-target waiting times for elective hospital admissions in England over a nine-year period. <h4>Methods</h4> Cohorts of patients aged 30...

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Literature Corpus work: 15ba9e7d-c31e-50b1-955f-7284f90f64b3
DOI: 10.1101/2025.11.21.25340729

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