The feasibility of achieving Elective Care Framework targets for total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in Northern Ireland

Aims Waiting times for arthroplasty surgery in Northern Ireland are among the longest in the NHS, which have been further lengthened by the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic in March 2020. The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has announced a new Elective Care Framework (ECF), with the fr...

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Published in:	Bone & Joint Open
Main Authors:	Alistair I. W. Mayne, Roslyn S. Cassidy, Paul Magill, B. J. Mockford, Danny A. Acton, M. Gavan McAlinden
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Total Hip Arthroplasty Total Knee Arthroplasty quality of life Waiting list total hip arthroplasty (THA) total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
Online Access:	https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/10.1302/2633-1462.34.BJO-2022-0005.R1