Elbow Replacement Surgery P3 on Waiting List

[BoneyC]

Saw the elbow surgeon yesterday, he's putting me on the waiting list, category P3. Can someone explain what that means, categories were not mentioned when I had neurosurgery and hip replacements.

Thanks.

[AgedCrone]

Why don,’t you call PALS at the hospital you will be having the surgery? NHS Priority lists maybe be different at different hospitals.

[Kags1068]

Hi thereSorry, I don't know how to attach links, but from what I just googled it seems to apply to the clinical priority decided by the surgeon. Ie, P1 = within 1 month, so P3 = (ideally) within 3 months. The system seems to be numbered from 1-6. I've never come across it before either.

Glad you finally got seen and given the go ahead., and hope the 3 months comes to fruition.

Best wishes😊

Ps. The info was on NHS Engkand under frequently asked questions about surgical prioritisation

[BoneyC in reply to Kags1068]

Thank you. The surgeon when I asked, initially said a year to wait, to which I replied, 'oh crikey, that long?' He then offered to list me as P3 which I hoped would mean higher up the list and it looks like that is what it means.

I read something yesterday which seemed to refer to waiting lists during Covid, but maybe they are still using that list to get through the backlog. Many thanks.