All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 21
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How good journalism can improve NHS waiting times
There is plenty to hold the NHS and the government to account for, once we stop focusing on the wrong waiting times figures.
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The upside-down reporting of NHS waiting times
When waiting times improve, the papers say they got worse. A closer look at the numbers shows why.
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Waiting times steady in June
A detailed analysis of the June 2011 referral-to-treatment waiting time figures.
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Minimum waiting times, and hopelessness
The Co-operation and Competition Panel report that minimum waiting times are widespread. Why are minimum waits the wrong approach? And what is realistic?
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The trouble with PTLs
When things get difficult, trusts often use PTLs to achieve their waiting time targets. But PTLs have unintended consequences.
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Latest waiting times, trust by trust
A detailed look at the May 2011 RTT waiting times, at specialty and Trust level.
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Latest on RTT waiting times - the May 2011 data is out
RTT waiting times in England improved again in May. But you wouldn’t know it from the media. Or even the Department of Health.
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Waiting times improve again in May - England RTT stats released today
English RTT waiting times improved again in May
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DH sweeps long-waits under the carpet
Surely the deputy chief executive of the NHS in England cannot be encouraging Trusts to sweep their long-waiters under the carpet and ignore them?
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Learning lessons from north of the border
The Scots have repeated England’s mistakes in setting their waiting time targets. But they still have a trick up their sleeve that England could learn from.
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Latest waiting times - a closer look
The latest waiting times data, drilling down to Trust level; what's up and what's down
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English waiting times improve in April
Longwaits went down in April, continuing the recovery after the winter.
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How do Trust Boards monitor waiting times?
Trust board papers are often surprisingly coy about the state of the waiting list. If you were a non-executive director, would you even know if there was a problem at your Trust?
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Latest on waiting times - signs of recovery?
Pressure on waiting times fell in March, as Trusts treated their long-waiting patients. As a result, the headline 18-week target deteriorated.
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Many measures of waiting times
Bewildered by the vast pick-and-mix of different waiting time measures? Here’s a fact checker that has them all.
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Cut waiting times, breach the target
How government targets deter hospitals from cutting waiting times, and how they could change for the better.