Why 18 weeks might never be achieved again
England might breach the 18 week waiting times target again in April. After that, it might be gone for good.
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Worst ever breach of England’s 18-weeks target
It was another bad month for England's 18 week waiting times - the worst performance since the "incomplete pathways" target was introduced in 2012, powered by the largest waiting list since January 2008.
Why planning should be part of performance reporting
Most performance reports tell you what happened, but not whether it was enough. That's a pretty big omission, and the only way to fix it is to have a plan and track your progress against it. What does that look like? And how do you actually do it?
The cost of theatres
How late is a "late start" in your operating theatres? If I told you they probably cost something like £20 a minute, how late is a "late start" now?
The perfect partners: whole-hospital planning without breaches
Lower costs, more activity, and less fire-fighting. That's the power of planning electives and non-electives together, to achieve access standards for both, right across the hospital.
Modelling to achieve targets throughout the future period
"You have until October to clear the backlog. After that, no more breaches of the target will be tolerated." Now Gooroo Planner can achieve targets throughout a future period, not just at the end of it. It's a free upgrade, and this is how you use it.
18 weeks breached again as waiting list grows
The 18 weeks target was breached again, if you allow for non-reporting Trusts. But how was it possible for waiting times to improve slightly, when the waiting list grew, admissions were down, and less capacity was devoted to long waiters?
Getting started with new Capacity analysis in Gooroo Planner
Gooroo Planner now includes a whole suite of detailed, visual analysis about how effectively your theatres (and clinics) are being used. But first, you need to extract a few more standard fields from your existing data sources.
Interpreting Capacity analysis: the Overview
The Overview is a powerful visualisation, so that you can quickly and expertly spot the opportunities to make better use of your theatres and clinics. This post helps you interpret it.
Interpreting Capacity analysis: the Detail
The Detail view lays out what happened in theatre or clinic, every minute of the day. This is how to interpret it.