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?
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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.
Free: Gooroo dataset generator now available for download
The dataset generator for Gooroo Planner, created by Andy Bailey at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is now available for free download from our website.
Your 18 week waits: May 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
18-week waits still improving
18-week waits continued to improve, but large reductions in long-waiters were offset by some relaxation in services that are already achieving the target.
Will new waiting time records be broken?
Will the number of long-waiting patients being admitted finally fall below the General Election level? It looks like it will.
A Mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.