Waiting lists. On a knife edge.
Achieving the government's waiting list targets relies heavily on the willingness of theatre staff to do overtime. A survey of acute trusts in England found that more than three-quarters were having difficulty recruiting staff. A third were using local pay incentives, including double time for waiting list initiative work and bonus schemes. Theatre management needs a more strategic approach.
Edgar
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Health and Social Care Management Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Lovett
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D000041:Absenteeism; D009873:Operating Rooms; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D017748:Time Management; D006113:United Kingdom; D014850:Waiting Lists; D000078329:Workforce