First go at using the Planner API
My first go at trying the new Planner API. All by myself. And you know what? It was really easy. (And an NHS hospital has done it now too.)
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When planning is a paper exercise
The NHS puts a lot of effort into the annual planning round. Why are those plans so rarely implemented?
Waiting times steady in September
The position on English waiting times remained steady in September. But nearly half the country's one-year-waiters were reported at just one hospital.
Your 18 week waits: September 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year-waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
Now available: full automation with the Planner API
Now you can integrate Gooroo Planner into your business intelligence system, using the new Planner API. So everyone can track outturn against bang-up-to-date, seasonally-adjusted, week-by-week plans, even if they've never heard of Gooroo.
Do CQC and Monitor understand 18 week waits?
The CQC and Monitor are applying the 18-weeks targets in ways that deter hospitals from treating long-waiting patients. If there is a good reason for this, I'd like to hear it.
How do you plan elective surgery around the winter peak?
You're already implementing your winter plan, right? To get inpatients lists down before the winter peak? Well, winter planning is really hard using a spreadsheet. So it's time to dump the spreadsheet.
Unexpected rise in August waiting list
The waiting list put on a surprising growth spurt in August, as the NHS failed again to keep up with the rise in referrals. Yet long-waits performance remained steady. Whether this will hold into winter remains to be seen.
Your 18 week waits: August 2013 data
Interactive maps of local NHS waits around England, showing the pressures and one-year-waits, with links to all the detail by organisation and specialty.
The annual planning round (and round, and round)
How can we structure this year's planning round, to stop it from going around in circles?