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Waiting lists. Bone of contention.

M Harley1

  • 1Health Services Management Centre, Birmingham.

The Health Service Journal
|June 8, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Despite a significant increase in orthopaedic consultants, waiting times remain unchanged. Addressing long waiting lists requires admitting 85,000 more patients and potentially establishing specialist centres.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Healthcare management

Background:

  • Orthopaedic waiting lists represent a significant healthcare challenge.
  • Despite a 78% increase in orthopaedic consultants since 1984, average waiting times have shown minimal change.
  • Workloads in orthopaedics have decreased by approximately 20% over the last five years.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the trends in orthopaedic consultant numbers, patient workloads, and waiting times.
  • To identify the challenges and potential solutions for reducing long waiting lists in orthopaedics.
  • To project the future needs for patient admissions to eliminate extended waiting periods.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of historical data on orthopaedic consultant numbers.
  • Evaluation of changes in orthopaedic patient workloads.
  • Assessment of current waiting list durations and patient admission rates.

Main Results:

  • A 78% rise in orthopaedic consultants has not correlated with reduced waiting times.
  • Orthopaedic workloads have decreased by approximately 20% in the past five years.
  • An estimated 85,000 additional orthopaedic patient admissions are needed in the next five years to clear the backlog.

Conclusions:

  • The current increase in orthopaedic consultants has not effectively reduced patient waiting times.
  • Consultant opposition exists regarding the expansion of staff grades.
  • Establishing specialist centres may be a necessary strategy to manage the orthopaedic patient backlog.

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