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Recommendation 25
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We recommend that NHS England, together with ICBs and the new Office for Health Improvement...
Recommendation
We recommend that NHS England, together with ICBs and the new Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), work together to deliver regional and national coordination as the system tackles the backlog in elective care. If the independent sector is to prove an effective partner in tackling that backlog, the Government must ensure that plans take into account people living in those areas with less access to independent care. The goal must be equity of access to care on waiting lists regardless of geographic location.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
The Elective Recovery Taskforce is working to ensure that innovative solutions to tackling the backlog are adopted across the country to ensure that access to care is not dependent on where you live. This includes supporting collaboration between systems and providers to ensure that capacity is used most effectively and that patients are offered the opportunity to travel to a different hospital where they can be seen sooner.