elective

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The Wye Valley NHS Trust has also raised concerns, with managing director Jane Ives telling a board meeting that 10,000 appointments or elective procedures would be affected there due to the knock-on effects.

From BBC

“The coming back, to me, is what’s so important and inspiring” — especially because finishing her education was an elective rather than a requirement.

From Los Angeles Times

Push notifications will provide appointment reminders to patients to try to reduce the risk of no attendance - with around eight million missed appointments in elective care missed in 2023/24.

From BBC

Realising their error, they paused to consider their options but decided to continue - despite the procedure being an elective rather than an emergency operation.

From BBC

The idea of abolishing the state superintendent as an elective office isn’t new.

From Los Angeles Times