All articles by Rob Findlay – Page 6
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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
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CommentA referral to diagnosis target is the wrong solution to the huge risk in the elective backlog
A cancer-style referral-to-diagnosis target sounds simple. But it turns out to be a lot more complicated than splitting the RTT target. By Rob Findlay
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CommentThe 37-week wait for diagnosis
A long wait for diagnosis means late detection of many cancers
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in April 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CommentThe NHS' five million plus elective waiting list analysed
The post covid recovery continues, and waiting time pressures are building.