We are taking the wrong approach to beds and bed occupancy
A better understanding of risk will underpin the case for reducing today's high bed occupancies.
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Separating electives from non-electives
Are hot and cold sites the right answer? The last in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Different beds, different bed occupancies
The differences between medicine and maternity, big units and small ones. Part 6 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
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.
Some strategies for tackling excessive bed occupancy
Should we focus on morning discharges? Or reducing lengths of stay? Part 4 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Calculating bed occupancy and risk – hour by hour variation
Variation during the week. Part 3 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Calculating bed occupancy and risk – week by week variation
Week by week variation. Part 2 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Time to stop talking about bed occupancy
...and start talking about the risk of running out of beds. The first in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
Introducing monthly A&E control charts
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.
Interpreting Capacity analysis: the control Charts
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.