Orthopaedics scrapes inside waiting target for first time
Long-waits are down again, but the total number waiting is a bit higher than usual. This will become worrying, if it carries on.
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How to use Report Editing in Gooroo Planner
The new Editing screen makes it easy for operational managers to test new scenarios and performance assumptions, after information analysts have run the main numbers.
Scotland’s waiting times slide again
Scotland's long waits are worse again, though you wouldn't know it from the media.
Your 18 week waits: September 2012 data
Interactive maps showing where the long-waits are, the waiting time pressures, and where the most clock pausing is happening: by specialty, by NHS Trust and independent sector provider and PCT (for a population view).
New record best for one-year-waiters (now let’s go for zero)
A fantastic result on one-year waiters: come on, let's get them down to zero. Otherwise, everything on waiting times is pretty much treading water.
Transforming real waiting lists with better scheduling
Starting with a real consultant's waiting list, we show how a rules-based approach to patient scheduling can dramatically reduce waiting times.
The blip is over: waiting times break new records
Waiting times resumed their downward trend, breaking new records for best-ever long-waits performance.
How to use week-by-week profiling in Gooroo Planner
A step-by-step introduction to week-by-week profiling. It's easy, and you don't need to be technically-minded to use it.
Managing winter pressures, week by week
Good planning and monitoring can reduce the risk of crises this winter. We look at a worked example of week-by-week interactive profiling for beds and waiting times.
Waiting times tread water
18-week waits didn't improve in July. Nor did they get markedly worse. It's probably still just a seasonal blip.