All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 19
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Does cutting long-waits cause a jump in demand?
Long-waits were sharply reduced under the last Labour Government. Did GP referrals spike as a result? Maybe.
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The long view on long waits
A short history of waiting times: dramatic improvements under Labour, and a wobble followed by renewed improvement under the Coalition.
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Waiting times: 'strong' or 'a huge embarrassment'?
Are waiting times up or down? It depends who you ask, but some answers are more meaningful than others.
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Your 18-week waits
18 week pressures fully analysed, by Trust and PCT, and by specialty: updated with February 2012 data.
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NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
The NHS consolidated its position on waiting times, following the first ever achievement of all three 18-week targets in January. The number waiting over a year improved slightly, but is still too high.
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Waiting times soar as Scotland's backstop fails
Scotland “achieves the target” while its waiting times get worse.
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The local picture on waiting times
All the detail on 18 week waits: every specialty, every Trust, every PCT, all based on the latest (January 2012) data.
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Targets met, records broken: good news on waiting times
The English NHS broke records with a superb performance on 18-week waiting times in January.
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Toynbee exposes the waiting list cheats
Polly Toynbee was right to expose waiting list cheats. But let’s fix the system, not start a witch-hunt against hospitals.
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More waiting list patients frozen in time
There is something strange about the orthopaedic waiting list in Salisbury.
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December's waiting times data - the local picture
Resources for analysing local waiting times pressures by trust, PCT and specialty.
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Latest on 18 week waits: better in December
The December 2011 data for 18-week waits shows a continued improvement, not just in the total list size, but also in the number of long-waiters.
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Imperial's waiting times holiday
Imperial is taking a “reporting break” on 18-week waiters. Bad idea.
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PMQs and the truth about waiting times
David Cameron and Ed Miliband traded waiting time statistics over the dispatch box today. Who was right?
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The local picture on waiting times
Which trusts and PCTs have the biggest waiting times pressures? And how do we explain the trust whose patients are apparently frozen in time?
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Latest RTT waiting times data - November 2011
Data shows that waiting times improved in November.
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Making sense of conflicting waiting times targets
The NHS has been given conflicting waiting times targets this year. There is a solution, and it lies mainly in PCT clusters’ hands.
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Disarray on waiting times targets
By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits.
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New English waiting list data: view the interactive maps
Where are the longest waits? What are waiting times like in your local NHS? How difficult is the new waiting time target? Here are some maps to help you find the answers.
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Latest waiting time stats: one year waits halved in October
One-year waiters halved in October; a spectacular success for the NHS. Otherwise, it’s steady as she goes as we head into winter.