title: Sharp rise in patients waiting more than 18 weeks for elective surgery.
authors.affiliation: The BMJ.
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iacobucci
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D013222:State Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists