Elective operations real time tracker for England

This tracker estimates the daily reduction in the number of elective (planned) operations in England as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
These estimates are based on the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital in England each day. Full peer-reviewed methodology is available at The Lancet.

Most recent daily estimates

Percentage reduction in elective surgery volume today compared to what would be expected based on pre-pandemic trends

Drop in daily total for elective operations performed compared to what would be expected based on pre-pandemic trends

Running total for estimated reductions in elective surgery

Running total since 1 December 2021

Drop in the number of elective operations performed since 1 December 2021 compared to what would be expected based on pre-pandemic trends

Running total since 1 March 2020

Drop in the number of elective operations performed since 1 March 2020 compared to what would be expected based on pre-pandemic trends

Reference

Please reference this data as being based on this article:
COVIDSurg Collaborative. Projecting COVID-19 disruption to elective surgery. Lancet. 2021. Online ahead of print.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02836-1
The article is available online at The Lancet.

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