Winter Planning – No Surprises?
A guest post by Jonathon Fagge, who has been through five winter planning seasons as an NHS Commissioner – three as a Director and two as CEO. He asks two big questions: how could it be done better, and why isn't it?
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English waiting list reaches record size
The English waiting list grew seasonally in May to reach a record size. But waiting times remained steady, as the deterioration was concentrated in shorter-waiting specialties.
Waits improve in England as ‘managed breach’ continues illicitly
The English NHS carried on treating long-waiters in April as if the 'managed breach' had never come to an end, scoring a significant improvement in waiting times.
The annual planning round (and round, and round)
How can we structure this year's planning round, to stop it from going around in circles?
Treat more, clear the backlog! Slow down, you’re over-performing!
Did your annual plan resolve the tension between 18 weeks and limited resources? Or was that tension handed on for operational managers to resolve somehow? Are they succeeding? How do you know?