title: Wait watcher. Take heart.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham University's Health Services Management Centre.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists