We are currently in a period where the (referral to treatment) time is creeping away from the 18-week standard, which can be put down to the general increase in waiting time across the board.
According to the NHS, the total number of patients waiting six weeks or more from referral for one of the 15 key diagnostic tests at the end of March 2023 was 407,200. Compared with March 2022, the total number of patients waiting six weeks or more increased by 17,300, far beyond what’s possible for the current NHS system to handle.
Synchronising this supply and demand is crucial to reducing the extended waiting times, and supporting the workforce is where QHERE can help.
QHERE can help assure that your workforce is fully utilised at all times, therefore reducing the time patients have to wait for diagnostics.