Table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso page
    • Foreword
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Summary
  • Body section
    • 1. Introduction
      • Data sources
      • What's in this report?
      • Additional data online
    • 2. Elective surgery activity
      • How have admissions changed over time?
      • How much activity was there in 2013-14?
      • What was the safety and quality of the care?
    • 3. Waiting times for elective surgery
      • How did waiting times vary over time?
      • How long did people wait for surgery in 2013-14?
      • How did waiting times vary by surgical specialty?
      • How did waiting times differ by clinical urgency category?
      • Additional information
  • End matter
    • Appendix A: Data quality information
    • Appendix B: Technical notes
    • Appendix C: Public hospital peer groups
    • Glossary
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of boxes
    • Related publications