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1. Access to elective care : what should really be done about waiting lists

Author:: Harrison, Anthony, King's Fund, and New, Bill
Publication date:: 2000
Abstract:: Since the Labour government came to power in 1997, waiting lists have attracted unprecedented attention. For a time, the number of patients recorded as waiting for hospital treatment fell, but at the same time, numbers waiting more than 13 weeks for an outpatient appointment rose. This outcome had been anticipated ...

2. Free choice at the point of referral.

Author:: King's Fund, Thorlby, Ruth, and Gregory, Sarah
Publication date:: 2008
Abstract:: 'Free choice' - allowing patients being referred for non-urgent treatment to choose a hospital anywhere in England - begins in the NHS in England in April 2008. It is another milestone in a policy that aims, among other things, to use consumer pressure to improve the quality of hospital services ...