1. RTT Sustainability Assessment Tool and Key Lines of Enquiry
23rd March 2018
Title slide with embedded images

2. Objectives By the end of the workshop, attendees will:
Have a clear understanding of key questions to ask when discussing RTT performance.
Understand what ‘good’ looks like and how to probe further when required.
Be better able to provide support to improve performance.

3. Introduction from the national Elective Intensive Support Team
Small team of experts in the management and delivery of elective care pathways, comprising RTT, diagnostics and cancer.
Part of the Improvement Directorate within NHSI
Variety of backgrounds, e.g. nursing, operational, commissioning and information with specialisms such as cancer, data quality and training.

4. Elective IST resources

5. RTT Sustainability Assessment Tool
9 level one categories
1.Leadership and Accountability
2.Access Policy and Standard Operating Procedures
3.Training and Expertise
4.Pathway Design
5.Operational Management
6.Breach Analysis
7.Demand and Capacity
8.Reports and Information
9.Data Quality
48 level two indicators with a score between 0 - 4
Total possible score = 192

6. RTT Sustainability Assessment Tool

7. Annual Elective Care Conference
Tuesday 24th April 2018, The Principal, Manchester
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Keynote speakers:
Ian Dalton, CBE
CEO NHS Improvement
Angela Wong,
Clinical Director, Cancer Performance Improvement, Barts Healthcare
Celia Ingham Clark, MBE, SFFMLM, MChir, FRCS, FRCA
Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness, NHS England