Prioritization versus rationing of healthcare - elective surgery is not optional surgery : how should priority be assessed to ensure equity?

Affiliations

• ¹ Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
• ² Department of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
• ³ Department of Orthopaedics, University College London Hospitals, The Princess Grace Hospital, and The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCLH, London, UK.
• ⁴ The Bone & Joint Journal , London, UK.
• ⁵ Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.