From Challenged Trust to Foundation Trust (2)
Why turning the hospital upside-down could be the best way forward.
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From Challenged Trust to Foundation Trust?
How boring old accountancy could save the day for Challenged Trusts.
Gooroo Research Paper: How many urgent slots?
How many appointment slots should you hold back for urgent referrals?
Do GP Commissioners need MBAs?
No. They just need to be GPs.
Outpatient experience for surgical trainees
Surgical trainees aren't getting enough outpatient experience, and more training time is needed. How can this be done without further reducing outpatient productivity?
Many ways to breach 18 weeks
Why do hospitals breach the 18-week target? A tour of the numbers reveals a bewildering variety of reasons.
Providers will be the innovators
Why service innovation and detailed pathway analysis are jobs for providers, not GP Consortia.
A study of short-stay emergencies
A study of short-stay emergency admissions points to dark compromises in A&E departments.
Referral management: don’t second-guess GPs
A good report from the King's Fund says that referral management centres don't work, but review and audit of GP referral practice does.
What is it with outpatients?
True stories from an outpatient clinic. A deep breath. And a few suggestions.