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Elective care
Care that is planned in advanced opposed to emergency treatment. Elective care entails planned specialist medical care or surgery, generally following a referral from a primary or community health professional such as a GP.
See also:
General practitioner (GP)
Primary Care
Community care
Related terms
Cost utility analysis (health economics), Closed systems, International Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP), Advertising, Strategic health authority (SHA), Adherence, Utility weighted index, Compliance, General practitioner (GP), NHS Direct, Concordance programme, Primary care, e-Prescribing, Concordance, Community care,
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