All Waiting lists articles – Page 29
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NewsICSs given £160m to ‘accelerate’ electives fail to hit pre-covid activity
A dozen health systems which received £160m from NHS England this summer to accelerate recovery of elective activity have so far fallen short of their pre-covid levels, HSJ analysis reveals.
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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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NewsTwo-year waiters rise by over 3,000 in a month
The number of patients breaching the two-year mark on the waiting list rose 28 per cent from 9,754 to a record 12,491 between August and September, according to the latest NHS England data.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: ‘Hoping for six feet of snow to keep everyone at home’
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsNHS now getting ‘slaps not claps’, warns national elective chief
The NHS has gone from getting clapped by the public to ‘getting slaps’ because patients’ tolerance of long waits for health services has deteriorated, NHS England’s elective chief has warned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Bitter taste for ‘Marmite’ candidate
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentMental health faces the toughest three years in living memory
Sean Duggan highlights the challenges faced by the current mental health services, emphasising on requiring immediate fixing through preventive support and public health funding
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NewsTrust chief leads ‘industrial’ drive to cut ‘pointless’ follow-up appointments
National leaders want to expand the use of patient-initiated follow-up appointments on an “industrial scale” – in a bid to reduce the number of “pointless reviews” and give patients more control over their care.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: 18 months in full PPE
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsSingle rooms should be ‘default’ in hospitals, says Powis
Single rooms should be the ‘default’ for inpatients in English hospitals as they would improve infection control and patient flow, NHS England and Improvement’s national medical director has said.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The worst backlog for children
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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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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NewsOne in four now waiting more than four hours in A&E, leaked data reveals
Waiting time performance in London’s accident and emergency departments has fallen further since August, which was an all-time low, leaked data indicates.
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CommentThe NHS needs more leaders who ‘think in systems’
For all the welcome aspects of the Health and Care Bill, it is culture, not structure, that ultimately determines the quality of health system integration, writes Dr Parth Patel
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CommentPower is tilting back to Whitehall
The health and social care secretary is taking back control, says Richard Sloggett
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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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CommentGetting more hours from exhausted clinicians - the options
Andrew Taylor explains the pay and cost dilemmas facing NHS leaders, as they look to use additional cash to keep waiting lists in check.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The new pandemic
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.