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  2. Inguinal hernia surgery - Wikipedia

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    Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube called the inguinal canal in the groin region. There are two different clusters of hernia: groin and ventral (abdominal) wall. Groin hernia includes femoral, obturator, and inguinal. [1]

  3. NHS targets - Wikipedia

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    NHS targets are performance measures used by NHS England, NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and the Health and Social Care service in Northern Ireland.These vary by country but assess the performance of each health service against measures such as 4 hour waiting times in Accident and Emergency departments, weeks to receive an appointment and/or treatment, and performance in specific departments such as ...

  4. Gynaecology patients going private to avoid NHS waiting lists

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    The surgery cost Claire more than £10,000 with a private consultant - the same one she is on a three-year waiting list to see through the NHS. "This was the last option, it was desperation," she ...

  5. In a 2009 survey of physician appointment wait times in the United States, the average wait time for an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon in the country as a whole was 17 days. In Dallas, Texas the wait was 45 days (the longest wait being 365 days). Nationwide across the U.S. the average wait time to see a family doctor was 20 days.

  6. Waiting in healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Waiting to get an appointment with a physician, staying in a waiting room before an appointment, and being observed during a physician's watchful waiting are different concepts in waiting for healthcare. When a patient is waiting, their family and friends may also be waiting for an outcome. [1] [2] Waiting time influences patient satisfaction.

  7. Elective surgery - Wikipedia

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    Elective surgery or elective procedure is surgery that is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency. Semi-elective surgery is a surgery that must be done to preserve the patient's life, but does not need to be performed immediately. Most surgeries are elective, scheduled at a time to suit the surgeon, hospital, and ...

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