All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 5
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CommentElective waiting times worsen in April
The number of 104 week waiters improved, but overall things are getting worse with elective waits.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentIPC changes need to bite to stop surging elective lists
Two-year waits may be falling, but the underlying pressure on waiting times continued to grow, says Rob Findlay
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentUnderlying pressure still rising on elective waiting times
Although elective headline waiting times fell slightly in February, both the waiting list and the wait to diagnosis went up, writes Rob Findlay
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in January 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentOnly one in 10 trusts meeting 18-week elective target
Waiting times after referral have reached nine months for a diagnosis and decision, and 10 months for treatment. But the experience of individual patients varies enormously, says Rob Findlay
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentWaits for diagnosis and decision rise to over 38 weeks
Many urgent conditions are only picked up at diagnosis, making such long waits risky. By Rob Findlay
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CommentA pause in the growing waiting list
The waiting list hovered just below six million, as more patients were discharged or removed from the waiting list.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentWaiting list nudges 6 million as NHSE incentive plan fails to bite
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly, with no sign yet of the missing referrals surging back, says Rob Findlay
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentThe nation will have to live with ultra long waiting times while pressure persists
Ultra long waits will be difficult to solve until the NHS can keep up with demand. By Rob Findlay
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in August 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentElective waits settle into steady deterioration
The temporary effects of the first covid shutdown have fed through, and waiting times are now on an upward trend.
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CommentWhy some people on elective waiting lists may never reach the front of the queue
If we don’t keep up with demand, some patients may never reach the front of the queue
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CommentThe NHS is hiding delays to care for millions of patients
Covid has created an urgent need, and a unique opportunity, to get the true waiting list out in the open.
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CommentWaiting list soars past 5.6 million patients
The waiting list continues to grow rapidly as demand mostly recovers but activity cannot. By Rob Findlay
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CommentEnglish waiting list passes 5.4 million
Ongoing covid restrictions mean the waiting list continues to grow, with little sign of the pent-up demand coming back yet, says Rob Findlay