All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 20
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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.
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The local picture on waiting times
All the detail on 18 week waits: every specialty, every Trust, every PCT, all based on the latest (January 2012) data.
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Targets met, records broken: good news on waiting times
The English NHS broke records with a superb performance on 18-week waiting times in January.
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Toynbee exposes the waiting list cheats
Polly Toynbee was right to expose waiting list cheats. But let’s fix the system, not start a witch-hunt against hospitals.
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More waiting list patients frozen in time
There is something strange about the orthopaedic waiting list in Salisbury.
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December's waiting times data - the local picture
Resources for analysing local waiting times pressures by trust, PCT and specialty.
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Latest on 18 week waits: better in December
The December 2011 data for 18-week waits shows a continued improvement, not just in the total list size, but also in the number of long-waiters.
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Imperial's waiting times holiday
Imperial is taking a “reporting break” on 18-week waiters. Bad idea.
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PMQs and the truth about waiting times
David Cameron and Ed Miliband traded waiting time statistics over the dispatch box today. Who was right?