All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 19
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Scotland's backlog still growing
Scotland is growing a waiting list backlog, despite the new RTT waiting times target. Will the new Treatment Time Guarantee solve the problem?
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Your 18 week waits: June 2012 data
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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18-week performance slips in England
18-weeks performance slipped back slightly in England, on the latest (June) figures. Probably just a blip.
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Your 18 week waits: May 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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18-week waits still improving
18-week waits continued to improve, but large reductions in long-waiters were offset by some relaxation in services that are already achieving the target.
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Will new waiting time records be broken?
In Thursday’s figures, will the number of long-waiting patients being admitted finally fall below the general election level? It looks like it will.
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A mandate for bad waiting list management
The draft NHS Mandate will drive up waiting times, undermine the NHS Constitution, and be unfair to patients. Not what was intended, obviously.
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Wider lessons from Imperial's long waits
How can we make the NHS more resilient against the risk of waiting times failures?
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Local picture on 18 week waits: April 2012
Interactive maps and resources with detailed analysis of the 18-week pressures by Trust and PCT, by specialty.
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Focus on waiting list still delivering success
The focus on incomplete pathways continues to break new records, according to the April 2012 figures just released.
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The active patient tracking list
How active PTLs work to minimise waiting times continuously and safely for all patients.
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CommentWait control: a new system for better waiting list management
Waiting times expert Rob Findlay on better patient tracking lists.
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The 18-week waits performance in your region
The local picture on 18 weeks, with interactive maps showing the size of the challenge and where the long-waits are.
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Another record-breaking performance on 18 weeks
All three 18-week targets were met again, with massive reductions in patients still waiting 18 weeks after referral.
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Does cutting long-waits cause a jump in demand?
Long-waits were sharply reduced under the last Labour Government. Did GP referrals spike as a result? Maybe.
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The long view on long waits
A short history of waiting times: dramatic improvements under Labour, and a wobble followed by renewed improvement under the Coalition.
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Waiting times: 'strong' or 'a huge embarrassment'?
Are waiting times up or down? It depends who you ask, but some answers are more meaningful than others.
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Your 18-week waits
18 week pressures fully analysed, by Trust and PCT, and by specialty: updated with February 2012 data.
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NHS consolidates its position on waiting times
The NHS consolidated its position on waiting times, following the first ever achievement of all three 18-week targets in January. The number waiting over a year improved slightly, but is still too high.
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Waiting times soar as Scotland's backstop fails
Scotland “achieves the target” while its waiting times get worse.