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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.
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.
We need to bring back the fundamental skills that keep waiting times safe and short. (First published in Roy Lilley's NHSmanagers newsletter)
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.
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?
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.
We've created a powerful new app that runs on your server to automate Gooroo. Here's how to use it.
The English NHS achieved the main 18-weeks target in January, but the gap is closing and it's turning into a nail-biter as the Election approaches.
The Scottish Government is trying to control the explosive growth in outpatient waits, but risks unleashing a torrent of demand that could overwhelm its higher-profile waiting time targets. All in the run-up to this year's UK General Election and next year's Scottish Parliament Election.
Is this once-off, or something we need to keep doing? It's an expensive confusion to make, but it happens up and down the NHS. Here's how Gooroo Planner makes it all absolutely clear.