Calculating bed occupancy and risk – week by week variation
Week by week variation. Part 2 of a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
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Time to stop talking about bed occupancy
...and start talking about the risk of running out of beds. The first in a 7-part series on bed occupancy.
England’s waiting list still too big
The waiting list should be shrinking at this time of year, but it isn't. In better news, the number of one year waiters is coming down.
NHS Operational Planning and Contracting Guidance 2019/20
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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.
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.