All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 18
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NHS holds the line on 18 weeks
Small improvements meant new record-bests for long-waiters in November.
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One-year-waiters: real patients or data errors?
The dramatic reduction in one-year-waiters was more down to validation than treating real patients. But it’s essential nonetheless: there were still plenty of real patients there.
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Your 18 week waits: October 2012 data
Interactive maps showing where the very-long-waiters are, how organisations fare against the “92 per cent within 18 weeks” target, and where the most clock pausing is happening. All updated with the latest October 2012 data.
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BlogsOrthopaedics scrapes inside waiting target for first time
Long waits are down again, but the total number waiting is a bit higher than usual. This will become worrying, if it carries on.
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Scotland's waiting times slide again
Scotland’s long waits are worse again, though you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage.
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Your 18 week waits: September 2012 data
Interactive maps show where the long-waits are, the waiting time pressures and where the most “clock pausing” is happening: by specialty, by trust and independent sector provider and PCT.
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Transforming real waiting lists with better scheduling
How a rules-based approach to patient scheduling can dramatically reduce waiting times.
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New record best for one-year-waiters (now let's go for zero)
A fantastic result on one-year waiters: come on, let’s get them down to zero. Otherwise, everything on waiting times is pretty much treading water.
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Your 18 week waits: August 2012 data
Interactive maps showing where the long-waits are, and where the most clock pausing is happening, by specialty, and by NHS Trust, independent sector provider, and PCT.
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Winter pressures, week by week
Good planning and monitoring can reduce the risk of crises this winter. We look at a worked example of week-by-week interactive profiling for beds and waiting times.
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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.