Letting doctors decide on waiting times
Should we stop having targets for elective waiting times? And what do vicars have to do with it?
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Should we stop having targets for elective waiting times? And what do vicars have to do with it?
The Patients Association's waiting times report had a big impact, but NHS England were still justified in calling it “misleading and statistically flawed”. How could future reports avoid the pitfalls?
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as Trusts approach the start of their "reset" trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
The "financial reset" document explains how 18 week waiting times will be restored. But will it work?
NHS Improvement's financial "reset" includes challenging RTT trajectories with money attached. Firefighting isn't enough - you need to plan this properly. Fortunately, Gooroo Planner takes it in its stride. Here's how to do it.
Winter: season of full beds, cancelled theatre sessions, and frustrated surgeons. With a bit of careful planning, it doesn't have to be like this.
Usually waiting times improve in April, but this year the English NHS waited until May. It wasn't enough to achieve the target though.
Getting the elective targets right is important. But balancing activity against demand matters more.
It's a recurring problem, and it needs a recurring solution. But all that's on offer is short-term fixes.
How many patients are expected to breach the target every week? It's a good question. To answer it, you need to understand how patients are being scheduled.