This year the WHO World Patient Safety Day is focused on correct and timely diagnosis, with the slogan “Get it right,...
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Analysis reveals why extra appointments alone will not meet the government’s waiting-time pledge
Consultancy Carnall Farrar Ltd have concluded that the new Labour government could restore the 18 week waiting time...
Tony Blair Institute on preparing for the AI Era
Over at the Health Service Journal, Steve Black comments that the Tony Blair Institute has drunk too much AI Kool Aid,...
NHS England updates guidance on PAS change
Waiting list management often fails after a trust changes its Patient Administration System [PAS]. This is not a rare...
NHS England updates Waiting List Quality Improvement Guide
Waiting lists are plagued by poor data quality. At national level, some 10-15 per cent of new additions to the waiting...
Treasury looks for tech to reduce spending – starting with waiting lists
The Treasury minister responsible for expenditure, Darren Jones, has kicked off a spending review that looks for...
When two kinds of hidden waiting list come together
“A mental health trust will review patients not seen by its services for more than a year after a woman died having...
Waiting times in Ireland
We all know there are long waits for elective care in England. And Scotland. And Wales. And especially Northern...