elective
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Elective care covers a broad range of planned, non-emergency services, from diagnostic tests and scans to outpatient appointments, surgeries and cancer treatment.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
Elective care refers to medical tests or treatment that can be planned well in advance, in contrast to unscheduled care such as emergency surgery.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023
Making greater use of the private sector is something Labour has called for, and that the government has been looking at since late 2022 after setting up the Elective Recovery Taskforce.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023
Elective procedures are a major component of medical tourism, said Daniel Béland, a professor of political science at McGill University who has studied health policy.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023
Elective districts on the Gold-fields shall each elect one member.
From Selected Official Documents of the South African Republic and Great Britain A Documentary Perspective Of The Causes Of The War In South Africa by Hicks, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles)
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