News Article

Keeping the nation moving – hip and knee replacement in the independent sector

10 January 2022

Omicron and elective care lists have something in common – both are growing out of control. Here Candesic discuss how the entire healthcare system will have to work together to get elective care back on track. Independent providers are currently delivering more elective hip and knee replacement surgery than the entire NHS. As the NHS slows down even further due to staff shortages (Omicron related), elective lists are elongating further.