Changes in publicly and privately funded care in England following a national programme to reduce provision of low-value elective surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assessed whether there is an association between changes in publicly and privately funded care for procedures classified as low value by the National Health Service (NHS) in England following implementation of the Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) programme. Category 1 procedures should not be conducted and are no longer reimbursed by the NHS. Category 2 procedures are only reimbursed by the NHS in certain circumstances.

Methods

Changes in volumes of publicly and privately funded procedures per month in 2019-2020 compared with the previous year were analysed in private hospitals and local healthcare markets, and adjusted for volume of procedures and patient case mix including age, sex, co-morbidities, and deprivation. Supplementary analyses focused on t

SUBMITTER: Anderson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature