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Many more people suffer long waits for non-emergency surgery in Britain than in comparable countries.
During the past 12 months CircleBath has had just two unplanned returns to non-emergency surgery – a rate of about 0.5% compared with 1.6% in the NHS.
One consequence of the precautions taken is that some non-emergency surgery has been postponed until warmer weather.
If you are having elective (non-emergency) surgery, such as a knee or hip replacement, you have a choice of surgeons.
For Medicare coverage of non-emergency surgery, a physician calls the peer review organization headquarters in Meriden and describes the patient's condition, diagnosis and proposed treatment to one of eight or nine nurses on duty.
However, routine outpatient appointments and non-emergency surgery, such as knee and hip replacements, could be cancelled.
The minister said the hospital could bring in consultants from outside the island to help reduce waiting lists for non-emergency surgery.
Researchers from Imperial College London gathered data from all non-emergency surgery undertaken by the NHS in England in 2008-11.
Unions said the industrial action would not have affected urgent care, although pre-booked outpatient appointments and non-emergency surgery and operations may have been delayed.
But the action could disrupt routine hospital appointments, non-emergency surgery, such as knee and hip operations, and pre-booked GP visits.
The move, if agreed by ministers, would lead to the reorganisation of A&E, maternity and non-emergency surgery across seven hospitals.
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