NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
The NHS consolidated its position on waiting times, following the first ever achievement of all three 18-week targets in January. The number waiting over a year improved slightly, but is still too high.
Filter blog posts
You can filter out our blog posts below by a category relevant to yourself.
The local picture on waiting times
All the detail on 18 week waits: every specialty, every Trust, every PCT, all based on the latest (January 2012) data.
Targets met, records broken: good news on waiting times
The English NHS broke records with a superb performance on 18-week waiting times in January.
Toynbee exposes the waiting list cheats
Polly Toynbee was right to expose waiting list cheats. But let's fix the system, not start a witch-hunt against hospitals.
More waiting list patients frozen in time
There is something strange about the Orthopaedic waiting list in Salisbury.
December’s waiting times data – the local picture
Resources for analysing local waiting times pressures by Trust, PCT and specialty.
Latest on 18 week waits: better in December
The December 2011 data for 18-week waits shows a continued improvement, not just in the total list size, but also in the number of long-waiters.
Imperial’s holiday
Imperial is taking a 'reporting break' on 18-week waiters. Bad idea.
PMQs and the truth about waiting times
David Cameron and Ed Miliband trade waiting time statistics over the dispatch box. Who was right?