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Hospital specialists' private practice and its impact on the number of NHS patients treated and on the delay for elective surgery. [PDF]
This paper analyses UK NHS waiting times and waiting lists for elective surgery looking at the hospital specialists' behaviour and the conflict of interest these may face when allowed to practice privately.
Ana Xavier, Antonia Morga
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, 2012 This paper studies agent-to-agent games in competition for a free public resource. The resource is not evidently scarce, scarcity may, however, be the equilibrium outcome.
Bremnes, Helge, Haugen, Kjetil K.
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Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.This review provides a bottom‐up evaluation of sodium‐ion battery safety, linking material degradation mechanisms, cell engineering parameters, and module/pack assembly. It emphasizes that understanding intrinsic material stability and establishing coordinated engineering control across hierarchical levels are vital for preventing degradation coupling ...
Won‐Gwang Lim +5 more
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Differences in waiting times for elective admissions in NSW public hospitals: A decomposition analysis by non-clinical factors. CHERE Working Paper 2010/7 [PDF]
In the Australian public health system, access to elective surgery is rationed through provision of health care services, it is generally assumed that a patient?s waiting time and locations.
Elizabeth Savage +4 more
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Impact of Moisture Exposure on Thermal Stability and Safety of Solid‐State Batteries
Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.Sulfide‐based solid‐state batteries (SSBs) hold significant potential for next‐generation energy storage, yet their practical deployment is hindered by the moisture sensitivity of sulfide solid electrolytes. This study examines how moisture exposure influences thermo‐electrochemical instability at the material and cell‐level, and underscores the ...
Md Toukir Hasan +7 more
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Clinics, 2011 BACKGROUND: Hospitals in countries with public health systems have recently adopted organizational changes to improve efficiency and resource allocation, and reducing inappropriate hospitalizations has been established as an important goal.
Xavier Bosch +4 more
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Social preferences measures and the quality of the job match for persons with disabilities. [PDF]
Waiting lists are the main mechanisms for rationing demand in national health systems. The usual way to organize patients in a waiting list is on a simple first come first serve basis.
Antonio Rodríguez Sampayo +3 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Self‐expandable metal stents (SEMS) are often used for preoperative biliary drainage in pancreatoduodenectomy (PD); however, their impact on postoperative intra‐abdominal infection (POAI) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of SEMS in relation to POAI.
Kosuke Mori +9 more
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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018 Background Access to primary healthcare is an important social determinant of health and having a regular general practitioner (GP) has been shown to improve access. In Canada, socio-economically disadvantaged patients are more likely to be unattached (i.
Mélanie Ann Smithman +8 more
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