What is it with outpatients?
True stories from an outpatient clinic. A deep breath. And a few suggestions.
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True stories from an outpatient clinic. A deep breath. And a few suggestions.
Doctor time is more precious than ever, and it makes no sense to waste it in under-utilised clinics.
The straightforward tests for service reconfiguration are welcome. The process for applying them is not.
Plus ca change... the latest guidance on NHS commissioning only goes half-way to opening up GP commissioning.
Rob Findlay welcomes the White Paper, and puts a spotlight on the obstacles ahead of it.
Video clips show how better scheduling can dramatically cut maximum waiting times. The gain is equivalent to cutting 25% off the size of the waiting list.
The 18-week target is not dead, but it is weakened. And the new performance monitoring regime betrays a lack of understanding of waiting list dynamics.
When modelling referral-to-treatment waiting times, it is better to model each stage separately (outpatient, diagnostic, inpatient or daycase).
When finance is tight, commissioners need their wits about them when responding to waiting time pressures. How can you tell when extra resources are genuinely needed, and when they are not?
How can we meet our waiting time targets in an age of austerity? In part one of a two-part posting, Rob Findlay looks at how hospitals can respond to the pressures.