Waits improve in England as ‘managed breach’ continues illicitly
The English NHS carried on treating long-waiters in April as if the 'managed breach' had never come to an end, scoring a significant improvement in waiting times.
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Modelling the new English RTT targets in Gooroo Planner
Changing your capacity planning over to the new waiting times targets is a doddle with Gooroo Planner
The right thing to do: England reforms its waiting times targets
The two perverse 18-weeks targets have been scrapped in England, strengthening the 18 week standard and making it fairer.
“Managed breach” ends with 18 weeks success
The English NHS treated record numbers of long-waiting patients in March, taking full advantage of the last month of the 'managed breach' and achieving the main 18-weeks target at the end of the financial year.
What the new Government should do about waiting times
The Secretary of State for Health should do two things to get referral-to-treatment waiting times back under control. One is quick and cheap. The other isn't.
Waiting for the election
We need to bring back the fundamental skills that keep waiting times safe and short. (First published in Roy Lilley's NHSmanagers newsletter)
18 week target scrapes through to Election
The main 18-weeks waiting time target was achieved throughout the run-up to the General Election, thanks to short-term measures. It won't last.
Perverse 18-weeks sanctions made mandatory
The financial sanctions are tilting slightly away from the perverse targets, but making them mandatory brings them back with a vengeance. Is anyone actually in favour of these perverse sanctions? If not, why are we carrying on with them?
The imminent demise of 18 weeks
When the main 18-weeks target is eventually breached, there will be a fuss even though waits are still short by historical standards. Yet the fuss is justified.
Automating Gooroo capacity planning – your way
We've created a powerful new app that runs on your server to automate Gooroo. Here's how to use it.