J R Soc Med. 2019 Jun 6:141076819851701
- Analysis of data around hip arthroplasties in England found that private sector hip arthroplasties on NHS patients from the most affluent areas increased 228% compared to an increase of 186% among patients from the least affluent areas between 2007/2008 and 2012/2013. Private provision substituted for NHS provision and did not add to overall provision favouring patients living in the most affluent area.
- Continuing the trend towards private provision and reducing NHS provision is likely to result in risk selection and widening inequalities in provision of elective hip arthroplasty in England.
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