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Interactive maps showing where the very-long-waiters are, how organisations fare against the "92 per cent within 18 weeks" target, and where the most clock-pausing is happening. All updated with the latest October 2012 data.
Long-waits are down again, but the total number waiting is a bit higher than usual. This will become worrying, if it carries on.
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 long waits are worse again, though you wouldn't know it from the media.
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).
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.
Starting with a real consultant's waiting list, we show how a rules-based approach to patient scheduling can dramatically reduce waiting times.
Waiting times resumed their downward trend, breaking new records for best-ever long-waits performance.
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.
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.