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.
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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.
Your 18 week waits: July 2012 data
All the local detail on 18 week waits: full specialty-level analysis by Trust and PCT, and interactive maps showing where the longest-waiters and highest levels of clock pausing are.
The local detail on clock pauses
The local detail on clock pauses, by specialty, by Trust and PCT.
Pausing for effect: clock pauses and waiting times targets
Clock pauses - they don't make a massive difference to waiting times. Do they? Um, perhaps you'd better sit down...
Scotland’s backlog still growing
Scotland is growing a waiting list backlog, despite the new RTT waiting times target. Will the new Treatment Time Guarantee solve the problem?
18-week performance slips in England
18-weeks performance slipped back slightly in England, on the latest (June) figures. Probably just a blip.
Your 18 week waits: June 2012 data
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
SimActive adapted, Excel less annoying
Gooroo SimActive now accepts dates in dd/mm/ccyy format, so you no longer need to force Excel to stop reformatting dates in your waiting list uploads. ccyy-mm-dd and ccyymmdd formats are fine too.
Gooroo user groups for East Midlands and Scotland
Gooroo user groups are being set up for the East Midlands and surrounding areas, and in Scotland. If you're already using Gooroo, or thinking about it, and would like to come along, then just let us know.