English waiting list peaking just below 3 million
The English waiting list peaks just below 3 million: the largest reported list size since April 2008. But 18 weeks performance remains steady.
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Your 18 week waits: July 2013 data
All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps
Latest developments in the Gooroo software
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
Scotland does well against its two main waiting times targets. So why are outpatient waits soaring?
What next for “18 weeks” policy?
The Government should not tighten the 18 weeks targets. Instead, it should make them irrelevant.
Awash with waiting times measures
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
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
All the local detail on 18 weeks by provider, commissioner and specialty, with interactive maps
New Gooroo waiting times formula
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
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.