Poverty and clinical need both key when prioritising patients for treatment says NHSE lead

Dr Bola Owolabi

Source: Neil O'Connor

Factors like deprivation should be considered in prioritising waiting lists, NHS England’s inequalities director has said, but in a ‘very sophisticated, thoughtful way’ alongside clinical need and waiting times.

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