Disarray on waiting times targets
By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the Government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits.
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By keeping the old, distorting waiting times targets in the new NHS Contract, the Government has undermined its stated intention to tackle excessive waits.
Where are the longest waits? What are waiting times like in your local NHS? How difficult is the new waiting time target? Here are some maps to help you find the answers.
One-year waiters halved in October; a spectacular success for the NHS. Otherwise, it's steady as she goes as we head into winter.
The new RTT waiting times target is very welcome, but it brings new dangers of its own: distortion of clinical priorities, and hidden waiting lists.
The new 18 week target can be achieved. In a few places it is going to be difficult. But most of the NHS could achieve it by improving patient scheduling alone.
Rob Findlay and Anthony McKeever make the case for a one-year limit on RTT waiting times.
Rob Findlay and Anthony McKeever make the case for NHS trusts guaranteeing a one-year limit on referral to treatment waiting times.
A sneaky peek under the bonnet at the new constant-capacity profiling that being built for Gooroo Planner.
When patients are forgotten on waiting lists, anything can happen. Sometimes comical errors, sometimes awful tragedies.
The NHS fended off its waiting time pressures in August, providing some much-needed breathing space as winter approaches.