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DH sweeps long-waits under the carpet

  • July 11th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

Surely the Deputy Chief Executive of the NHS in England cannot be encouraging Trusts to sweep their long-waiters under the carpet and ignore them?

Lessons from Scotland

  • July 6th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

The Scots have repeated England's mistakes in setting their waiting time targets. But they still have a trick up their sleeve that England could learn from.

Latest waiting times – a closer look

  • June 22nd, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

The latest waiting times data, drilling down to Trust level

English waiting times improve in April

  • June 21st, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

English waiting times continued their recovery in April.

How do Trust Boards monitor waiting times?

  • June 9th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

Trust Board papers are often surprisingly coy about the state of the waiting list. If you were a non-executive director, would you even know if there was a problem at your Trust?

Wales waits and waits

  • June 2nd, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

Welsh waiting lists are soaring. Why?

Latest on waiting times – signs of recovery?

  • May 24th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

Pressure on waiting times fell in March, as Trusts treated their long-waiting patients. As a result, the headline 18-week target deteriorated.

Cut waiting times, breach the target

  • May 16th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

How government targets deter hospitals from cutting waiting times, and what can be done about it.

Many measures of waiting times

  • May 14th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

Bewildered by the vast pick-and-mix of different waiting time measures? Here's a fact checker that has them all.

Prime Minister’s Questions

  • May 12th, 2011

  • by Rob Findlay

There was a bust-up over NHS waiting times at yesterday's PMQs. Were the Prime Minister's claims correct? More importantly, were they relevant?