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Source-cited articles by Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc), a medically trained data scientist with 10+ years working with NHS, pharma, and digital-health data. Written for patients, GPs, journalists, and ICB analysts who want to understand what the NHS data actually says.
Data deep dive
We computed the slowest-to-fastest median wait ratio across every NHS trust and specialty. The variance within one specialty dwarfs the variance between specialties — by an order of magnitude.
· Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · 9 min read
Data deep dive
We tracked every NHS trust and specialty over the published RTT window and computed where waits are improving, stagnating and worsening. The headline numbers don't tell the story — the specialty-level pattern does.
· Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · 10 min read
Data deep dive
DM01 diagnostic data shows MRI / CT / endoscopy waits in weeks while the matching specialist wait runs in months. Same trust, same patient. Here's what that gap tells us — and what Right-to-Choose lets you do about it.
· Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · 11 min read
Data deep dive
A primer on the Referral-to-Treatment statistics that NHS England publishes monthly — what the numbers actually mean, and the mistakes most coverage makes.
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· Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · 7 min read
Data deep dive
Six structural drivers behind UK NHS waits — without taking political sides. What's improving, what's not, and what it means for you as a patient.
· Mustafa Ghafouri (MBChB, MSc) · 7 min read
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