All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 18
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The blip is over: waiting times break new records
Waiting times resumed their downward trend, breaking new records for best-ever long-waits performance.
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CommentIsn’t it time CCGs owned waiting lists?
It now makes sense for clinical commissioning groups to take the reins from providers
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Your 18 week waits: July 2012 data
All the local detail on 18 week waits: full specialty-level analysis by Trust and PCT, and interactive maps showing where the longest-waiters and highest levels of clock pausing are.
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Waiting times tread water
18-week waits didn't improve in July. Nor did they get markedly worse. It's probably still just a seasonal blip.
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The local detail on clock pauses
The local detail on clock pauses, by specialty, by Trust and PCT.
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Pausing for effect: clock pauses and waiting times targets
Clock pauses - they don't make a massive difference to waiting times. Do they? Um, perhaps you'd better sit down...
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Scotland's backlog still growing
Scotland is growing a waiting list backlog, despite the new RTT waiting times target. Will the new Treatment Time Guarantee solve the problem?
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Your 18 week waits: June 2012 data
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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18-week performance slips in England
18-weeks performance slipped back slightly in England, on the latest (June) figures. Probably just a blip.
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Your 18 week waits: May 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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18-week waits still improving
18-week waits continued to improve, but large reductions in long-waiters were offset by some relaxation in services that are already achieving the target.
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Will new waiting time records be broken?
In Thursday’s figures, will the number of long-waiting patients being admitted finally fall below the general election level? It looks like it will.
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A mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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Wider lessons from Imperial's long waits
How can we make the NHS more resilient against the risk of waiting times failures?
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Local picture on 18 week waits: April 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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Focus on waiting list still delivering success
The focus on incomplete pathways continues to break new records, according to the April 2012 figures just released.
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The active patient tracking list
How active PTLs work to minimise waiting times continuously and safely for all patients.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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The 18-week waits performance in your region
The local picture on 18 weeks, with interactive maps showing the size of the challenge and where the long-waits are.
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Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
All three 18-week targets were met again, with massive reductions in patients still waiting 18 weeks after referral.