waiting time targets
Facts are scared… er, sacred
Waiting times are often badly reported in the Press. We scrutinise one of the worse examples.
waiting time targets
Focus on waiting list still delivering success
The focus on incomplete pathways continues to deliver results, according to the April 2012 figures just released, with new records broken across all measures of... Watch the video
waiting time targets
Formal response to the NHS Standard Contract 2015/16 consultation
Why sanctions on the perverse admitted and non-admitted targets should be minimised in the NHS Contract, and why CCGs should be allowed more discretion over... Watch the video
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Gooroo Research Paper: The causes of disruption
Aside from good booking practices and cutting the number of patients waiting, there is plenty you can do to reduce disruption (and therefore waiting times)... Watch the video
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Gooroo research: the best booking tactics
What's the best way to book elective patients into theatre or clinic slots? Is 100% capacity utilisation possible? Is partial booking better? etc...
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Have elective waiting times passed a tipping point?
The Royal College of Surgeons suggest elective waiting times have passed a tipping point nationally. I suggest they may instead have succumbed to the national... Watch the video
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Hitting a wall of fines: how the perverse targets pack a bigger punch
The penalty for treating a long waiting patient is four times bigger than the penalty for letting them wait. But that isn't the end of... Watch the video
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How do Trust Boards monitor waiting times?
Trust Board papers are often surprisingly coy about the state of the waiting list. If you were a non-executive director, would you even know if... Watch the video
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How good journalism can improve NHS waiting times
There is plenty to hold the NHS and the Government to account for, once we stop focusing on the wrong waiting times figures.
waiting time targets
How hard is the new 18 week target?
The new 18 week target can be achieved. In a few places it is going to be difficult. But most of the NHS could achieve... Watch the video