Process modelling of NHS cardiovascular waiting lists in response to the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2023 Objective To model the referral, diagnostic and treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the English National Health Service (NHS) to provide commissioners and managers with a methodology to optimise patient flow and reduce waiting lists ...
Chris Gale +10 more
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Waiting Lists for Psychotherapy and Provider Attitudes Toward Low-Intensity Treatments as Potential Interventions: Survey Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2022 BackgroundCommon mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, are leading causes of disability worldwide. Digital mental health interventions, such as web-based self-help and other low-intensity treatments (LITs) that are ...
Allison Peipert +2 more
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“I would not want the mechanic to direct me to an engine repair manual”: a qualitative analysis of provider perspectives on low-intensity treatments for patients on waiting lists [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Low-intensity treatments (LITs), such as bibliotherapy or online self-help, have the potential to reach more individuals than traditional face-to-face care by circumventing many of the common barriers to mental health treatment.
Allison Peipert +2 more
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Waiting lists in health care: multiple perspectives [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde PúblicaEverton Nunes da Silva
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Waiting lists in mental health services are currently considered too long. Lengthy waits of up to 18 weeks are commonly reported in the UK. Waiting lists have long been associated with a variety of negative psychological responses, however there is ...
Georgia Punton +2 more
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Reasons referred by individuals who were not on kidney transplantation waiting lists [PDF]
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2022 Objective: To describe the reasons reported by individuals in hemodialysis that were not registered on kidney transplantation waiting lists. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted in six renal replacement therapy services in Rio Grande do Sul ...
Juliana Dall’Agnol +5 more
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The orthopaedic waiting list crisis: two sides of the story
Bone & Joint Open, 2021 Aims: Due to widespread cancellations in elective orthopaedic procedures, the number of patients on waiting list for surgery is rising. We aim to determine and quantify if disparities exist between inpatient and day-case orthopaedic waiting list numbers;
Matthew Hampton +4 more
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The true cost of hidden waiting times for cataract surgery in Australia
Public Health Research & Practice, 2022 Cataract surgery is a safe, effective and common elective procedure in Australia but access is inequitable. True waiting times for cataract care are undisclosed or inconsistently reported by governments. Estimates of true waiting times range from 4 to 30
Jessie Huang-Lung +6 more
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Telehealth to support referral management in a universal health system: a before-and-after study
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background Management of patient flow within a healthcare network, allowing equitable and qualified access to healthcare, is a major challenge for universal health systems.
Sabrina Dalbosco Gadenz +12 more
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Heliyon, 2022 Background: Publicly funded healthcare system has long non-manageable elective surgery waiting lists due to the non-existence of systematic mathematical modelling that can assess the relative priority of patients on elective surgery waiting lists thus ...
Hassan Sikandar Rana +3 more
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