Ambitions to hold the waiting list steady this financial year are doomed
The waiting list isn't shrinking much this autumn. So there is little chance of holding the waiting list steady in 2018-19, as the planning guidance intended.
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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 good use of the new money available.
Waiting times steady as admission rates recover
Waiting times didn't get significantly worse in September, and some indicators improved. But it's still going to be tough to stop the waiting list from growing this financial year.
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Waiting list and waiting times rise again
A larger waiting list, more patients over 18 weeks, and rising waiting times, all fuelled by a low elective admission rate. There is little to cheer about in August's RTT statistics.
Bed occupancy and risk – real results
New techniques reveal how the risk of bed crisis depends on non-elective bed occupancy. Here are some results from real NHS hospitals.
Elective admissions fall again
Elective admissions fell to their lowest July rate in ten years. It wasn't a patch on winter's torrid slowdown though.
One year waiters up 13 per cent in June
The rise in one year waiters has accelerated.
When there aren’t enough beds
Managers are making huge efforts to admit ever more patients through limited beds. Our analysis suggests that most of those interventions will make little difference - though there is one that will.
One year waiters double in six months
One year waiters should be going down. Instead they are soaring.