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Effect of a surgical day unit on waiting lists
S Lakhani1, R D Leach, P E Jarrett
1Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
The effect of a surgical day unit (SDU) on the waiting lists of a busy district general hospital is reported over a 4-year period. During this time, 18 (15%) of the general surgical beds were closed for financial reasons. A real saving rather than an apparent one is reported due to the work expansion in the SDU.