Diagnostics Task and Finish Group Report - 18 Weeks

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IntroductionForeword and CommendationsThe work of the Diagnostics Task and Finish Group is sponsored by the ScottishGovernment’s 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Operational Delivery Team, andultimately by the Scottish Government’s Health Delivery Directorate. The Task andFinish Group has, from a national perspective, considered how to manage identified risksin the delivery and reporting of diagnostic tests within the context of the 18 Weeks RTTStandard and this report details examples of this work.The core elements of this report are commended to you by the Operational DeliveryTeam for action. Every Board is expected to ensure that each aspect is fully explored,progressed and embedded appropriately across their Health Community to support timelyand high quality patient care. It is essential that all opportunities for streamlined servicemanagement and ongoing improvement and transformation are optimised, with thepatient’s interest right at the centre. Delivery and improvement require whole systemsownership and strong organisational leadership – both clinical and managerial – in orderto embed and operationalise change on a sustainable basis.The core elements commended to Health Communities and NHS Boards for action:1. Ensure that Diagnostic Tests are embedded in Boards’ delivery plans, and identifythose tests which impact on patient pathways and consequently the delivery of 18Weeks RTT Standard.2. Use available IT systems to capture and record clock starts/stops for diagnostictests. This will enable diagnostic services to manage waiting lists and providedetailed information which can be used for capacity and demand planning.3. Proactively promote detailed capacity planning in order to match capacity withdemand, paying particular attention to understanding and then managing referralvariations, especially in relation to the key diagnostic tests.4. Utilise good practice examples to facilitate focused service redesign and pathwaywork, including opportunities for direct access to diagnostic services. Examples ofgood practice within Diagnostic Services will be published as case studies on theQuality Improvement Hub at www.qihub.scot.nhs.uk.Diagnostics Task and Finish Group Report - V1.0 December 20114
Should performance with the timely delivery and reporting of Diagnostics Tests proveunsatisfactory, the escalation process triggered by the Scottish Government couldinclude further action planning with the Access and Improvement Support Teams, moredetailed tailored support or intervention as needed, together with submission of detailedrecovery plans.Robert CalderwoodChair of the Operational Delivery TeamDiagnostics Task and Finish Group Report - V1.0 December 20115
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