How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect cancer patients in England who had hospital appointments cancelled?

0586893 - NHU-C 2025 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Lonský, Jakub - Nicodemo, C. - Redding, S.
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect cancer patients in England who had hospital appointments cancelled?
Social Science & Medicine. Roč. 352, July (2024), č. článku 116998. ISSN 0277-9536. E-ISSN 1873-5347
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) LX22NPO5101
Institutional support: Cooperatio-COOP
Keywords : COVID-19 * cancer patients * England
OECD category: Applied Economics, Econometrics
Impact factor: 5.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116998

The paper examines appointment cancellations for English cancer patients during COVID-19. Pandemic patients waited 19 more days for rescheduled appointments than pre-pandemic. Pandemic cohort had 14% fewer outpatient, 32% fewer inpatient visits, 50% less hospitalized. No mortality difference suggests hospitals prioritized acute cases despite fewer resources. Later cancellations less disruptive; provider-initiated linked to higher survival rates.
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