Are the ’18 weeks’ trajectories deliverable?
The "financial reset" document explains how 18 week waiting times will be restored. But will it work?
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How to achieve your RTT trajectories
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 is coming – why you need to plan for it now
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.
English waits improve slightly in May
Usually waiting times improve in April, but this year the English NHS waited until May. It wasn't enough to achieve the target though.
Scotland’s review of NHS targets
Getting the elective targets right is important. But balancing activity against demand matters more.
RIP 18 weeks – how can it be resuscitated?
It's a recurring problem, and it needs a recurring solution. But all that's on offer is short-term fixes.
Understanding discrepancies when tracking long-waiters against plan
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.
England now permanently breaching 18 weeks
The English waiting list grew more rapidly than expected in April, and it is now unlikely that the 18 week target will ever be achieved again. Unless there is a massive recurring and non-recurring effort, that is.
More and better analysis of local ’18 weeks’ pressures
We are launching better analyses of your local 18 weeks pressures, to take advantage of new data, improve the analysis of medical specialties, and allow easier comparison with your previous month's waiting list.
The possible death of 18 weeks
(First published in Roy Lilley’s nhsManagers newsletter) The English NHS breached the 18-week waiting times target in March, but the bald statistics just don’t give a sense of how bad... Read more