Morning discharges and the 4 hour target
They help, but only when bed occupancy is very high. Part 5 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
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They help, but only when bed occupancy is very high. Part 5 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Should we focus on morning discharges? Or reducing lengths of stay? Part 4 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Variation during the week. Part 3 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Week by week variation. Part 2 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
...and start talking about the risk of running out of beds. The first in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
New techniques reveal how the risk of bed crisis depends on non-elective bed occupancy. Here are some results from real NHS hospitals.
Are your cancer pathways designed to breach the targets? Why not check, using our new monthly cancer control charts? Based on data published by NHS England they analyse whether your cancer pathways are in control, and how often they are expected to breach, so you know what action you need to take.
The 4-hour A&E target is the highest profile performance target in the English NHS. We analyse every Trust's performance each month using control charts, and this is an introduction.
Everybody agrees that clinical priorities should come first. Why does this principle break down when it comes to follow-up outpatients?
Is your bed flow designed to deliver regular crises? Is theatre performance stable? Control charts analyse your bed, theatre and clinic capacity for different days of the week, so that you can tell what was expected performance and what was unusual.