Surgical hubs can help tackle hospital waiting lists in England, study suggests

The expansion of NHS surgical hubs in England should be “turbocharged,” as new research indicates that they can play a big role in cutting waiting lists, the Royal College of Surgeons of England has said.So far more than 100 NHS trusts in England have set up surgical hubs with ringfenced capacity to carry out operations such as hip replacements and cataract removals, aiming to improve productivity. New hubs were created to help healthcare services recover from the covid pandemic, with an initial focus on high volume low complexity (HVLC) specialties, and 26 more are planned to open by the end of 2025.The Health Foundation this week presented an analysis saying that surgical hubs could significantly increase treatment volumes, by around 11%, and were having systemwide effects on elective care that supported their continued expansion.1Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said, “With the budget on the…
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