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There is limited evidence about whether unequal surgical access contributes to health inequalities in this group.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796024000131_sec2b\">\n\t    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>We examined 1.22 million surgical procedures in public and private hospitals in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, in 2019. In a cross-sectional study of 76,320 MH service users aged 18 and over, surgical procedure rates per 1,000 population were compared to rates for 6.23 million other NSW residents after direct standardisation for age, sex and socio-economic disadvantage. Rates were calculated for planned and emergency surgery, for major specialty groups, for the top 10 procedure blocks in each specialty group and for 13 access-sensitive procedures. Subgroup analyses were conducted for hospital and insurance type and for people with severe or persistent MH conditions.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796024000131_sec3c\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>MH service users had higher rates of surgical procedures (adjusted incidence rate ratio [aIRR]: 1.53, 95% CI: 1.51\u20131.56), due to slightly higher planned procedure rates (aIRR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.19\u20131.24) and substantially higher emergency procedure rates (aIRR: 3.60, 95% CI: 3.51\u20133.70). Emergency procedure rates were increased in all block groups with sufficient numbers for standardisation. MH service users had very high rates (aIRR &gt; 4.5) of emergency cardiovascular, skin and plastics and respiratory procedures, higher rates of planned coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angiography and cholecystectomy but lower rates of planned ophthalmic surgery, cataract repair, shoulder reconstruction, knee replacement and some plastic surgery procedures.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796024000131_sec4d\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>Higher rates of surgery in MH service users may reflect a higher prevalence of conditions requiring surgical care, including cardiac, metabolic, alcohol-related or smoking-related conditions. The striking increase in emergency surgery rates suggests that this need may not be being met, particularly for chronic and disabling conditions which are often treated by planned surgery in private hospital settings in the Australian health system. 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