CCGs should ensure that there are no avoidable waits during a course of treatment following assessment (and/or first treatment) i.e. that all waits during a course of treatment are clinically appropriate and part of an agreed pathway. For all subsequent courses of treatments, including step up, CCGs should ensure that local waiting standards are agreed and delivered, that are acceptable to patients. Those waits should be visible in local PTLs and performance reports. Example PTL patients waiting (on a particular date) – 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-12 12-18 18+ Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Dated Undated Example performance report patients who entered first treatment (in a given week/month) – 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-12 12-18 18+ Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Weeks Excluding pauses Including pauses
CCGs should ensure that there are no avoidable waits during a course of treatment following assessment (and/or first treatment) i.e. that all waits during a course of treatment are clinically appropriate and part of an agreed pathway. For all subsequent courses of treatments, including step up, CCGs should ensure that local waiting standards are agreed and delivered, that are acceptable to patients. Those waits should be visible in local PTLs and performance reports. Example PTL – patients waiting (on a particular date) 0-1 Weeks 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 4-5 Weeks 5-6 Weeks 6-12 Weeks 12-18 Weeks 18+ Weeks Dated Undated Example performance report – patients who entered first treatment (in a given week/month) 0-1 Weeks 1-2 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-4 Weeks 4-5 Weeks 5-6 Weeks 6-12 Weeks 12-18 Weeks 18+ Weeks Excluding pauses Including pauses
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