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Your 18 week waits: July 2013 data

  • September 23rd, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps

Latest developments in the Gooroo software

  • September 19th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

Latest developments: training videos, SimActive file splitter utility for Excel 2003, converting Planner reports into datasets, and a new waiting times calculation.

Outpatient waits take the pain in Scotland

  • September 10th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

Scotland does well against its two main waiting times targets. So why are outpatient waits soaring?

What next for “18 weeks” policy?

  • September 5th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

The Government should not tighten the 18 weeks targets. Instead, it should make them irrelevant.

Awash with waiting times measures

  • August 19th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

Monitoring only the RTT waiting times standards can land you in trouble. Here's how to stay on track.

Waiting list grows more slowly as NHS catches up

  • August 19th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

The waiting list grew less fast in June, helped by higher admission rates. Even though the waiting list remains very large, 18-weeks performance held steady.

Your 18 week waits: June 2013 data

  • August 19th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps

New Gooroo waiting times formula

  • August 9th, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

We are improving the waiting times formula used throughout Gooroo, to calculate short waits more reliably.

With a good plan, everyone knows what to do

  • July 22nd, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

Why does the year never turn out according to plan? And why does money always drift out of line with activity? There's something wrong with planning.

The waiting list grows, but 18 week waits improve

  • July 22nd, 2013

  • by Rob Findlay

A narrow record-best on 18 weeks, slippage on one-year-waits, and a further worrying increase in the number waiting.