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Waiting lists. What are we doing right?

Debra Butler
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According to The Sunday Times Good Hospital Guide (2004), the Mater Hospital scored highest for waiting lists, admitting 84% of inpatients within six months of referral. To achieve this result the Trust was originally invited by commissioners to submit a bid to develop a service which ensures that patients currently waiting for elective surgery receive it as quickly as possible.

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Debra Butler. 2005. Waiting lists. What are we doing right?. https://doi.org/10.1177/175045890501501205

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