Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care

Document first published:: 8 February 2022
Page updated:: 5 October 2022
Topic:: Coronavirus, COVID-19
Publication type:: Guidance

This plan (and accompanying documents), which has been developed with expert contributions from a wide range of partners, sets out a progressive agenda for how the NHS will recover elective care over the next three years. This is in the context of restoring elective performance in the longer term. It explains how the NHS will take the opportunity to capitalise on current success and embed new ideas to ensure elective services are fit for the future.

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Letter: Guidance on delivering the validation of non-admitted (outpatient) waiting lists to support the identification of patients suitable for mutual aid

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Published: 16 August 2022

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Enabling the workforce for elective recovery

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Published 4 May 2022.

Letter detailing a number of high impact enablers that providers should consider implementing to help improve staff experience. It also sets out a number actions being taken forward at a national level with the aim of making the workload more sustainable for staff.

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Letter: My Planned Care Patient Platform

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Letter from Sir James Mackey.

Published 17 February 2022.

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Letter: UK infection prevention and control (IPC) guidance for elective services

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Letter from Sir David Sloman and Ruth May.

Published 11 February 2022.

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Letter: Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care

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Letter from Sir David Sloman and Sir James Mackey.

Published 8 February 2022.

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