Prioritization versus rationing of healthcare – elective surgery is not optional surgery: how should priority be assessed to ensure equity?

• Nick D. Clement,
• John A. Skinner,
• Fares S. Haddad,
• A. Hamish R. W. Simpson

Affiliations

Nick D. Clement

Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

John A. Skinner

Department of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK

Fares S. Haddad

Department of Orthopaedics, University College London Hospitals, The Princess Grace Hospital, and The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH, London, UK

A. Hamish R. W. Simpson

Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK