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At the core of this year's planning guidance lay something rather unusual. I think its intention was benign. But it has the potential to cause a lot of trouble, driving up waiting times and distorting clinical practice right across the country.
From a standing start, it usually takes less than a day to write decent queries and generate the first cut of hospital-wide modelling with Gooroo Planner. That's pretty fast. But we thought we could make it even faster.
Admissions per working day fell dramatically, to the lowest January level ever recorded, as the NHS followed central guidance to shut down routine care and release beds for emergency admissions. One year waiters - a key goal for next year's plans - went up again and exceeded 2,000 for the first time since 2012.
There are arguments for and against splitting hot and cold facilities. How would you decide? This example from a real NHS hospital shows how careful modelling can lead to a clear recommendation.
Working out the theatre and clinic capacity you need, and making a comparison with what you have, is one of the most important calculations you will do with Gooroo Planner. But not everything about session capacity is straightforward (and you may not have all the data) so here is a guide to help you do it all.
NHS England have sent out further details about the 2018-19 planning round. Fortunately, it's easy to implement using Gooroo Planner. Here is a step-by-step guide.
Elective RTT waiting times shot up by over a week in December, in the fastest monthly increase since 2010.
If you're involved in the nitty-gritty of this year's planning round, here's what you need to know about the latest planning guidance.
We have today released an upgrade which strengthens the processing of large data files in Gooroo Planner. Those of you who have automated your planning using the Planner API may wish to update your API client.
From 16th February 2018 we will no longer allow any personal data (including consultants' names) to be uploaded to Gooroo Planner, although properly pseudonymised data will be permitted. This early change should minimise any disruption when GDPR comes into force on 25th May 2018.