Corrigendum: Reducing patient waiting times in operating theatres via Lean 4.0: a qualitative study

It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article Karunakaran AP, Antony J, McDermott O, Sony M, Sutoova A, Kaul A, Roy Ghatak R, Demir S, Islam D, Ciliberto C (2026), “Reducing patient waiting times in operating theatres via Lean 4.0: a qualitative study”. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-01-2026-0005 included an error in the spelling of the affiliation of the authors Andrea Sutoova and Sercan Demir. The correct affiliation for Andrea Sutoova should read “University of Ostrava”, and the correct affiliation for Sercan Demir should read “Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK ” and this has now been corrected in the online version of the article. Authors are asked to enter their affiliation details accurately at submission and confirm this during article proofing stage.