Key 18 Weeks Documents

This section contains key 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard documents.

Project Initiation Document

The official project initiation document for 18 Weeks: The Referral to Treatment Standard. Includes an overview of the programme, timeline, and key deliverables.

• 18 Weeks - The Referral to Treatment Standard February 2008 [PDF - 265Kb]

Principles and Definitions

• CEL 4 (2009) 18 Weeks: The Referral to Treatment Standard - Principles & Definitions Issue 2.0 January 2009 [PDF - 57Kb]
• 18 Weeks: The Referral to Treatment Standard - Principles & Definitions Issue 2.0 January 2009 [PDF - 151Kb]

Please note that Appendix Two of the Principles and Definitions (Version 2.0) document 'Audiology FAQs' has been updated by the Audiology Task and Finish Group. The new Audiology FAQs document, now titled Audiology Questions and Answers - June 2010 [PDF - 62Kb] was published on this website on 6 July 2010.

Please note that the Principles and Definitions document is in the process of being revised. For further information please contact Joyce Wardrope at joyce.wardrope@nhs.net. [Added 26 May 2010]

Audiology

• CEL 26 (2010) Achieving the 18 Week Referral to Treatment Standard in Audiology - July 2010 [PDF - 47Kb][Added 8 July 2010]
• Audiology Task and Finish Group Interim Output Report V1.0 - June 2010 [PDF - 144Kb][Added 8 July 2010]
• Audiology Clinical Outcome Codes Definitions- Final Version June 2010 [PDF - 55Kb][Added 6 July 2010]
• Audiology Questions and Answers - June 2010 [PDF - 62Kb][Added 6 July 2010]

Dental Specialities

• CEL 3 (2011) Achieving the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard in Dental Specialties [PDF - 62Kb][Added 28 January 2011]
  
• Delivering the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard Output Report [PDF - 517Kb][Added 28 January 2011]
  
• Dental Specialties Who Is Doing What Matrix NHS Board Responses [PDF - 216Kb][Added 28 January 2011]

• Oral Surgery Pathway and Referral Guidance [PDF - 87Kb][Added 28 January 2011]
  
• Orthodontic Pathway and Referral Guidance [PDF - 93Kb][Added 28 January 2011]

See the Dental Specialties Patient Pathways section for background information on the development of the above pathways.

• Dental Specialties Questions and Answers V1.0 (July 2010) [PDF - 71Kb] [Added 7 July 2010]
• Dental Specialties Patient Scenarios - V1.0 (July 2010) [PDF - 79Kb] [Added 7 July 2010]

Dermatology

• CEL 12 2011 - Achieving the 18 Week Referral to Treatment Standard in Dermatology Services - March 2011 [PDF - 65Kb] [Added 16 March 2011]
• Dermatology Task and Finish Output Report V2.0 June 2011 [PDF - 760Kb] [Added 16 March 2011]
• GP Referral Guidance Letter - Dermatology Task and Finish Group [PDF - 27Kb] [Added 16 March 2011]

See the Dermatology Patient Pathways section for information and links to the pathways developed by the Dermatology Task and Finish Group.

Diagnostics

• CEL 37 (2009) Revised Diagnostics Monthly Management Information (DMMI) - September 2009 [PDF - 61Kb][Added September 2009]
• CEL 30 (2011) Ensuring the seamless delivery and reporting of Diagnostic Tests in order to support achivement of the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard [PDF - 52Kb][Added 21 December 2011]
• Diagnostic Task and Finish Group Report V1.0 [PDF - 255Kb][Added 21 December 2011]

Neurological Services

• CEL 3 (2010) Achieving the 18 Week Referral to Treatment Standard in Neurological Services - February 2010 [PDF - 46Kb]
• A Practical Guide to Achieving the 18 Weeks Referral To Treatment Standard in Neurological Services - January 2010 [PDF - 214Kb]
• Achieving the 18 Weeks Referral to Treatment Standard in Neurological Services Task and Finish Group Output Report - January 2010 [PDF - 326Kb]
• Neurological Services Improvement Pilots and Best Practice Examples – Who is Doing What Matrix - February 2010 [PDF - 204Kb]

Orthopaedic Services

• 18 Weeks RTT Orthopaedic Services Task and Finish Group Interim Output Report CEL 36(2010) [PDF - 46Kb][Added 29 October 2010]
• Achieving the 18 Weeks RTT Standard in Orthopaedic Services Task and Finish Group - Interim Output Report [PDF - 1Mb][Added 29 October 2010]

Supporting documentation:

• NHS Forth Valley - Whole Systems Working Project [PDF - 19Kb] [Added 29 October 2010]
• NHS Lanarkshire - Day Surgery Poster [PDF - 295Kb] [Added 29 October 2010]
• NHS Lanarkshire - Development of Pre-Admission Assessment Service Poster [PDF - 915Kb] [Added 29 October 2010]

Plastic Surgery

• CEL 27 (2011) Updated Adult Exceptional Aesthetic Referral Protocol [PDF - 296Kb][Added 22 November 2011]
  
• CEL 12 (2010) Achieving the 18 Week Referral to Treatment Standard in Plastic Surgery [PDF - 212Kb][Added 7 April 2010]
  
• CEL 30 (2009) Exclusion of Exceptional Aesthetic Procedures from the 18 Week Referral to Treatment Standard and Existing Waiting Times Milestones [PDF - 140Kb] [Added 2 July 2009]

Workforce

• 18 Weeks and Workforce Planning: a Resource Pack [PDF - 2Mb]

Last updated 21 December 2011