title: Waiting list statistics. II: An estimate of inflation of waiting list length.
abstract: The discrepancy between the length of the waiting list and eventual admissions from the waiting list was investigated by comparing data from two different sources of routine statistics in the Oxford region. It was estimated that about 28% of the waiting list comprised patients who were not eventually admitted to hospital within the region.
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004739:England; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014850:Waiting Lists