An alternative approach to quantifying and addressing inequity in healthcare provision: access to surgery for lung cancer in the east of England

摘要

Study objective: Equitable access to healthcare services should be monitored routinely. This study compares provision of surgery for non-small cell lung cancer in the east of England with incidence of non-small cell lung cancer. In addition to conventional comparisons, process control charts are used to identify areas in which access seems to be significantly different from average.