title: Waiting lists. Richly deserving.
abstract: The poor wait longer on waiting lists and have less access to elective treatment than more affluent groups. Hospitals have a long way to go if they are to ensure a more equitable system. Managing waiting lists to discriminate in favour of the poor should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Lothian University Hospitals Trust.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pettinger
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011287:Prejudice; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012935:Social Justice; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014850:Waiting Lists