All Waiting lists articles – Page 5
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HSJ Local‘Systematic’ cuts to private activity planned by stricken ICS
A health system with one of the largest elective backlogs in the country will implement a “systematic reduction” of its dependency on private hospitals, as part of a bid to cut costs.
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CommentPIFU can work, but not if we focus on a meaningless target
Navigating the complexities of outpatient care in the digital age requires a balanced approach, integrating technology with clinical expertise to optimise patient outcomes
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NewsNew crackdown on ICSs that ‘discourage’ referrals to private hospitals
NHS England will begin monitoring and benchmarking systems on the extent to which patients are given the option to be treated by a private provider.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentLongest waits fall in year-end activity surge
Very long elective waits improved as the NHS increased inpatient and daycase treatments at the end of 2023-24, finds Rob Findlay.
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NewsLong-waiters fall by a third despite ‘stubbornly high’ elective list
Trusts cut the number 65-week breaches by 35 per cent between February and March, reducing the long waiter cohort significantly from around 75,000 to around 49,000, according to NHS England’s monthly data.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The ICBs on the slide against the main elective target
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: How an ICB became the best place to work (again)
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: NHSE targeting 50% cut to waiting list
NHS England is floating proposals to cut the elective waiting list by nearly 50 per cent to under 4 million over the next five years, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Why are referrals lower than expected?
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman.
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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.