- Additional Authors
- Hurst, Jeremy.
- Description
- 75 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- Waiting times for elective surgery are a significant health policy concern in approximately half of all OECD countries. The main objectives of the OECD Waiting Times project were to: i) review policy initiatives to reduce waiting times in 12 OECD countries; and ii) to investigate the causes of variations in waiting times for non-emergency surgery across countries. The first objective was addressed in an earlier report (Hurst and Siciliani, 2003; OECD Health Working paper, n.6). This report is devoted to the second objective. An interesting feature of OECD countries is that while some countries report significant waiting, others do not. Waiting times are a serious health policy issue in the 12 countries involved in this project (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). Waiting times are not recorded administratively in a second group of countries ...
- Series Statement
- OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.7
- Uniform Title
- OECD Health Working Papers, no.7.
- Subject
- Social Issues/Migration/Health
- LCCN
- 10.1787/406746186162
- OCLC
- oecd-lib-004321
- Author
Siciliani, Luigi.
- Title
Explaining Waiting Times Variations for Elective Surgery Across OECD Countries [electronic resource] / Luigi Siciliani and Jeremy Hurst
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 2003.
- Series
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.7
OECD Health Working Papers, 1815-2015 ; no.7.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Social Issues/Migration/Health
- Added Author
Hurst, Jeremy.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/406746186162 doi