Access to hip and knee arthroplasty in England: commissioners' policies for body mass index and smoking status and implications for integrated care systems

• Main Authors: Joanna McLaughlin (Author), Joshua Elsey (Author), Ruth Kipping (Author), Amanda Owen-Smith (Author), Andrew Judge (Author), Hugh McLeod (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Commissioning policies are in place in England that alter access to hip and knee arthroplasty based on patients' body mass index and smoking status. Our objectives were to ascertain the prevalence, trend and nature of these policies, and consider the implications for new int...