waiting time targets
Scotland’s big waiting list plan – is it enough to restore 12 week waits?
In financial terms, yes. But capacity may be more difficult. The onus is now on Health Boards to come up with realistic plans that make... Watch the video
waiting time targets
Scotland’s review of NHS targets
Getting the elective targets right is important. But balancing activity against demand matters more.
waiting time targets
Scotland’s Treatment Time Guarantee shows results
Scotland's inpatient and daycase waits, which are subject to a legally binding target, improved. Outpatient waits, which aren't, didn't.
waiting time targets
Scotland’s waiting times slide again
Scotland's long waits are worse again, though you wouldn't know it from the media.
waiting time targets
Scottish waiting times spiral upwards
Scottish outpatient waits are still going up like a rocket. But tackling them effectively will pile further pressure on the higher-profile Treatment Time Guarantee.
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Sir Bruce Keogh simplifies 18-week waits
Why the overhauled waiting times targets are better, and the dangers to watch out for. (First published by the Royal College of Surgeons)
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Some suggestions for the Patients Association about elective waiting times
The Patients Association's waiting times report had a big impact, but NHS England were still justified in calling it “misleading and statistically flawed”. How could... Watch the video
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Swedish warships and NHS waiting times
By the time the Vasa was launched in 1628, it was the biggest project ever undertaken by Sweden and the most expensive ship in the... Watch the video
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Targets met, records broken: good news on waiting times
The English NHS broke records with a superb performance on 18-week waiting times in January.
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The 18 week target: breached in February
Interactive maps showing the underlying waiting time pressures around England.