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P Leach1, S A Rutherford, A T King

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester M6 8HD, UK. leachy100@hotmail.com

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
|March 5, 2004
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Implementing managed generic waiting lists and integrated MRI booking significantly reduced surgical waiting times in National Health Service hospitals. This improved efficiency, eliminating long waits for spinal surgery patients.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Surgical Workflow Optimization
  • Patient Wait Time Reduction

Background:

  • National Health Service (NHS) hospitals face significant pressure to reduce patient waiting lists.
  • Limited infrastructure and resources exacerbate challenges in managing elective surgical schedules.
  • Inefficiencies in appointment and imaging systems contribute to prolonged patient wait times.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of implementing managed generic waiting lists and integrated MRI booking on reducing wait times for elective non-complex spinal surgery.
  • To analyze the changes in time from referral to first outpatient appointment, scan to outpatient review, and overall waiting list duration.
  • To assess the effectiveness of these system changes within existing hospital infrastructure.

Main Methods:

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  • Introduction of managed generic waiting lists for initial outpatient appointments and subsequent surgeries.
  • Integration of the MRI booking system with outpatient review appointments.
  • Analysis of patient wait times (referral to first appointment, scan to review, total wait) before and after system implementation.

Main Results:

  • A global decrease in waiting times was observed despite constant unit capacity.
  • The percentage of patients waiting over 9 months for surgery decreased from 37% to 0%.
  • The average time from MRI scan to outpatient review was reduced from 185 days to 30 days.

Conclusions:

  • Managed generic waiting lists and integrated MRI booking are effective strategies for reducing surgical waiting times.
  • These system changes necessitate consultant collaboration and can be most impactful when addressing significant disparities in wait times.
  • While improving efficiency, these changes may impact continuity of care.