An RTT clock starts upon a self-referral by a patient that fulfils the criteria above to any service covered by RTT measurement. The clock should start on the date that the self-referral is received by the provider.

The RTT Rules Suite aims to set out clearly and succinctly the rules and definitions for referral to treatment consultant-led waiting times to ensure that each patient’s waiting time clock starts and stops fairly and consistently.

Value-stream map of the triage process after Lean process changes. RTT, rapid triage and treatment, ED, emergency department; C/T, cycle time; C/O, changeover time.

We further evaluated the value-stream map and developed a shortened workflow for lower acuity patients to improve throughput times (Figure 3). We also used 5-S principles to standardize equipment...

18 Week Maximum Waiting Time from Referral to Treatment (RTT) What does this mean to you as a Patient? You have the right to access services within maximum waiting times, unless you choose to wait longer or it is clinically appropriate for you to wait longer.

referral1 – and to identify where action is needed to reduce inappropriately long waiting times. Feedback from providers and commissioners is that existing guidance on recording and reporting referral to.

For the process improvement described in this paper, we made a value-stream map of the entire ED experience for low acuity patients prior to any discussion of improvements (Figure 2).

All the points of care depicted in Fig. 2 are examples (albeit not exhaustive) opportunities for RTT to formally expand their role in frailty screening, geriatric assessment and intervention to...

Recommendations • Step 1: Decide what process to map. cover too large of a process. Don’t try to Step 2: Form a group and identify a leader. Someone needs to be in charge and moving it forward.

An 18-week pathway referral (Referral-to-Treatment, RTT) is for non-urgent treatment, i.e. from your GP (or other health professional such as physiotherapist) to a hospital consultant.