Arabella Scantlebury, Peter Sivey, Zecharias Anteneh, Ben Ayres, Karen Bloor, Adriana Castelli, Ana Cristina Castro-Avila, Firoza Davies, Simon Davies, Karen Glerum-Brooks, Nils Gutacker, Pete Lampard, Amar Rangan, Ahmed Saad, Andrew Street, Jinglin Wen, Joy Adamson
INTRODUCTION: The waiting list for elective surgery in England recently reached over 7.8 million people and waiting time targets have been missed since 2010. The high-volume low complexity (HVLC) surgical hubs programme aims to tackle the backlog of patients awaiting elective surgery treatment in England. This study will evaluate the impact of HVLC surgical hubs on productivity, patient care and the workforce. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This 4-year project consists of six interlinked work packages (WPs) and is informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research...
April 19, 2024: BMJ Open