Cancelled Elective Operations in NHS England: an interrupted time series analysis
By: Paul Bird, Laura Quinn, Tim Hofer and Richard Lilford
Authors
Paul Bird
National Institute For Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands (nihr Arcwm), Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom/Institute for Translational Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK/Health Innovation West Midlands, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Laura Quinn
National Institute For Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands (nihr Arcwm), Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom/Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK/NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Tim Hofer
Centre for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA/Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA/Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Richard Lilford
National Institute For Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands (nihr Arcwm), Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom/Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK/NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC25069 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Published on: Mar 24, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
© 2026 Paul Bird, Laura Quinn, Tim Hofer, Richard Lilford, published by Ubiquity Press
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