All Waiting lists articles – Page 4
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HSJ PartnersBetter, faster, stronger: Incentivising capacity for NHS cancer care
By prioritising a new approach to incentives, policymakers can help create system capacity in cancer services, especially at a time when organisational reform and major financial investment are unlikely, writes David Brocklehurst
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NewsRevealed: 90% increase in year-long waits for children
The number of people waiting more than a year for community services has risen sharply, with children the hardest hit, data reveals.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentWait list (probably) flatlines as community services disappear from data
About 40,000 patient pathways have disappeared. But on the plus side, a new and better data series has begun.
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NewsUpdated: NHSE launches new elective waiting list count
NHS England will today take a decisive step towards the first major change in how service’s elective waiting list is collected and reported for 17 years.
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NewsRevealed: Trust’s plan to offer ‘ethical’ private ops in new NHS-funded unit
A trust is considering offering private operations in its new NHS-funded elective centre, which would be “positioned in an ethical way”, board papers reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust ‘fighting losing battle’ over elective waits, CEO admits
A hospital chief executive has blamed a “mind-blowing increase” in cancer referrals for his trust’s deterioration in performance on long elective waits.
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CommentAs a middle manager I am uneasy about the lack of focus on care quality
As NHS operational priorities shift towards efficiency, concerns arise over potential neglect of quality metrics. Balancing both is crucial for patient-centric care and long-term sustainability in healthcare delivery, writes Raihan Mohammed
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NewsRevealed: The ICSs ‘diverting’ the most GP referrals through controversial model
There is huge regional variation in the rate at which health systems are preventing patients joining the elective waiting list through “advice and guidance” to GPs, according to analysis by HSJ.
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NewsWaiting list is 430k longer because of strikes, NHSE claims
The elective waiting list would have breached 7 million regardless of strikes over the past 14 months — but would have been around 430,000 smaller — according to new NHS England modelling.
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HSJ InteractiveHSJ webinar discussed how federating health and social care data could lead to improved population health
In association with An on-demand version of this webinar is available. Improving population health will be key to helping the NHS moderate and meet demand over the next few years. Yet, it is often a challenge for NHS organisations to have much impact in this ...
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NewsLinks between primary and secondary care must be ‘streamlined’ says NHSE
All trusts should pick a “designated lead” for improving how they work with primary care, according to new NHS planning guidance.
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NewsFocus should be on waiting list size, as well as long waiters says planning guidance
NHS England has told local leaders they must start to focus on reducing the overall size of the elective waiting list and not just the longest waiters.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: An ICB finds inspiration in Brazil
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: social care waiting times revealed for first time in a decade
Older people are routinely enduring hidden waits of several months to get essential care and support, according to new figures obtained from government.
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HSJ PartnersThe role of AI in decreasing cognitive and workload burdens for NHS healthcare professionals
The transformative power of artificial intelligence will not only empower NHS healthcare professionals by reducing cognitive and workload burdens but will lead to better patient care and outcomes
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentNHSE's productivity deal threatens to pull local services apart
Whatever has happened since the 2022 Budget offered extra capital funding in exchange for improvements in A&E performance feels like a strange mix of policy development, financial incentive design and performance theatre, writes Siva Anandaciva
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CommentMental health waiting times skyrocket
While the NHS made slow progress towards its next target, the longest elective waits and those for mental health care deteriorated
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HSJ PartnersTackling the systemic anti-cancer treatment capacity crisis collaboratively
Co-authors Stephanie Harvey and Sacha Howell shed light on how redesigning breast cancer care pathways for accessible and efficient treatment delivery can improve patient outcomes amidst the face of NHS capacity challenges