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A Mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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A target 8.5 week average RTT wait?
Will one kind of "managing to the target" simply be replaced by another?
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Analysis: when will England breach 18 weeks?
Predicting is a mug's game. Nevertheless, grab your calculator, and let's see if we can work out when the 18 week target is going to... Watch the video
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And so it begins: the decline of 18 week waits
The waiting list usually shrinks from August to December. Not this time. The waiting list now looks set to pass the 3 million mark around... Watch the video
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Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
All three 18-week targets were met again, with massive reductions in patients still waiting 18 weeks after referral.
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Are the ’18 weeks’ trajectories deliverable?
The "financial reset" document explains how 18 week waiting times will be restored. But will it work?
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Austerity and waiting times (1)
How can we meet our waiting time targets in an age of austerity? In part one of a two-part posting, Rob Findlay looks at how... Watch the video
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Austerity and waiting times (2)
When finance is tight, commissioners need their wits about them when responding to waiting time pressures. How can you tell when extra resources are genuinely... Watch the video
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Average RTT waiting times are pointless and a missed opportunity
Average waiting time targets will make the numbers look smaller, but that's about it. Field testing should explore other options that might actually deliver the... Watch the video
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Awash with waiting times measures
Monitoring only the RTT waiting times standards can land you in trouble. Here's how to stay on track.