Many measures of waiting times
Bewildered by the vast pick-and-mix of different waiting time measures? Here's a fact checker that has them all.
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Prime Minister’s Questions
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?
Modelling pathway changes
Pathway changes are often the most difficult to model. We look at the best and simplest ways to handle them.
Why you should ignore median waiting times
The Department of Health expects median waiting times to reduce. But does the median tell us anything useful? And if it comes down, is that always a good thing?
18 week waits – current position
The England-wide picture on waiting times up to February 2011. Overall, little change since January, though the headline target was breached for the first time in over a year.
Cherry-picking and clinical linkages
If new providers "cherry-pick" profitable elective services, does that put acute services at risk?
The 18 week target: breached in February
Interactive maps showing the underlying waiting time pressures around England.
New and old visions of commissioning
Real life happens in the consulting room, not in the office. So better commissioning needs to happen in the consulting room too.
Map of 18-week hotspots
Maps of England, showing the 18-week hotspots for each major specialty.
New waiting time pressure reports – by NHS Trust and specialty
Want a customised report on the waiting time pressures in a particular Trust and specialty? Here they are, all based on the data published this morning.