capacity planning
Calculating waiting times
What waiting time target can you achieve? It's a simple question, but it turned out to be surprisingly hard to answer.
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Cancer – when waiting time doesn’t mean a waiting list
The 14-day and 31-day cancer targets suggest that cancer waits can be managed like other elective waiting lists. But the complexity of cancer pathways suggests... Watch the video
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Capacity planning for clinical support services
"Oh, didn't we tell you we're doing a waiting list initiative?" Clinical support services, such as radiology, can feel a bit miffed when they are... Watch the video
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Capacity planning: beyond beds, theatres and clinics
You already know that Gooroo Planner works out your weekly beds, theatres and clinics. But what about endoscopy, radiology, and consultant job plans? Or getting... Watch the video
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Capacity planning: feed-the-beast, or vital management information?
The annual planning round is a bit stale. By transforming planning into a continuous and live management process, we can make sure it changes real... Watch the video
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Changes coming up in Gooroo Planner
We're continuing to invest heavily in the Gooroo software, making it ever more powerful, helpful and easy to use.
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Consultation: adjusting for the gap between actual and calculated waiting times
We are consulting on a possible change to the way Gooroo Planner calculates waiting times, with the aim of bridging the gap between actual and... Watch the video
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Consultation: automatic deletion of old files
When you've been using Gooroo for a while, your account can get quite filled up with old datasets and reports that you don't need any... Watch the video
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Consultation: What is “recurring demand”?
At the moment, elective "recurring demand" includes knock-ons from outpatients. We'd like to split that out and make the distinction clear, but aren't sure exactly... Watch the video
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Contract planning, or last minute scramble?
Last-minute deals, plans that nobody believes in... does the annual contracting round have to be like this?