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CCU089: The impact of comorbidity, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity on waiting times for surgery before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Safe People
Organisation name
University of Oxford
Organisation sector
3
Applicant name(s)
Antony Palmer
Funders/ Sponsors
Safe Projects
Project ID
CCU089
Lay summary
The COVID pandemic halted elective surgery. Over 7.3 million patients are now on the waiting list for elective (planned) operations and some patients have waited over 78 weeks. Delays to treatment can have a major impact on patient health, well-being and quality of life. Some patients wait longer than others, which may be because their condition is more severe, but it may be that patients from poorer backgrounds or ethnic minorities wait longer due to difficulties in accessing healthcare. The aim of our study is to find out if and how patient health, poverty, and ethnicity influence waiting times for surgery and their recovery from operations, and the impact of the pandemic on health inequality.
Public benefit statement
If we find that patients with certain health conditions, from poorer backgrounds, or ethnic minorities wait longer for surgery, we must understand why this inequality exists. NHS policy must then find ways to fix any inequality of access to care and ensure waiting times for surgery are fair across the country. Visit the BHF Data Science Centre website for more detailed information about project outputs. https://bhfdatasciencecentre.org/projects/ccu089/
Technical summary
This project accessed the following datasets within the Trusted Research Environment(s) for CVD-COVID-UK / COVID-IMPACT: - ENGLAND: - Civil Registration - Deaths - Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) - GPES Data for Pandemic Planning and Research (COVID-19) - Hospital Episode Statistics Accident and Emergency - Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care - Hospital Episode Statistics Outpatients - Medicines dispensed in Primary Care (NHSBSA data) - Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) - Secondary Care Prescribed Medicines (EPMA)
Other approval committees
Project start date
03/11/2024
Project end date
02/11/2026
Latest approval date
15/12/2024
Safe Data
Dataset(s) name
Data sensitivity level
De-Personalised
Release/Access date
15/12/2024
Safe Setting
Access type
TRE