A guide to Refreshing NHS Plans
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.
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Upgrade to Gooroo Planner’s data handling
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.
Preparation for GDPR – no personal data to be uploaded to Gooroo Planner from 16 February
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.
We need to talk about referral-to-treatment waiting times
Referral-to-treatment waiting times were a tremendous success, but their future is now in doubt. The time has come to ask: is there a better alternative?
Waiting times steady despite slowdown in admissions
Yet another large trust stopped reporting its referral-to-treatment data, which clouded the picture for the latest November figures and raised non-reported waiting lists to a new record. But overall the waiting time picture was 'steady as she goes', despite continued low rates of patients being admitted from the waiting list.
A straightforward way to model follow-up (repeat) outpatients
You could model follow-up outpatients directly, as waiting list services within complex clinical pathways. But setting the data up is rather fiddly, and there is a more straightforward approach.
Record numbers of patients missing from official waiting lists
Yet another trust stopped reporting its waiting list data in October, bringing the estimated number of missing patients to its highest ever level.
Safety or targets? The government’s choice on routine waiting times
NHS England's priorities point to a patient safety approach on waiting times. But will the government override them in pursuit of targets?
Why the boring old Mandate just got interesting
"We can't do everything on that budget", cried NHS England. "Well you've got to", replied the Secretary of State.
“I need our long-wait trajectories for a meeting tomorrow!”
A long-waits forecast that was accurate down to the last patient? Yes, and two months running too. We'd be the first to admit there was a lot of luck in it. But you have to be shooting pretty straight to get that lucky...