DrDoctor’s Post

Elective recovery ❤️🩹 is a crucial objective for the NHS. Rising demands for emergency care can crowd out the capacity for accessible and effective planned care. And yet planned care is crucial to honour the NHS constitution and to proactively support people’s health needs promptly – ultimately reducing demands on emergency care in the first place. Although there is a clear need to drastically reduce the current backlog and improve elective activity across the NHS, growing demand, workforce issues and funding constraints makes this an incredibly challenging task. And in an election year, these challenges are only going to gain prominence. Last year, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) had the largest patient waiting list and the longest waits for elective care of any provider in the country. We worked with them to maximise the use of their Trafford Elective Hub, utilising patient insights and improving theatre productivity to increase elective activity. Our work with the fabulously dedicated team at MFT highlights the power of management consulting and service leaders working in collaboration to deliver notable improvements. And these results hopefully provide a source of optimism that significant progress is possible. Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/eC6juqVR #CFimpact #Electiverecovery #NHSwaitinglists

We recently caught up with Jeremy (Jez) Gee at the Bradford & Craven Long Covid Service which supports patients from Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust to get his thoughts on our digital C19-YRS platform and the impact it has had on the local service. "On average the app takes admin 10 minutes or less to set a patient up to self complete assessment. This also significantly reduces clinician time required to assess the patient. Information from the app alongside the medical record are used to ensure red flags are screened and appropriate baseline investigations are completed.   Reducing clinician and admin time at the front end has allowed for a larger amount of the funding allocation to be utilised on rehabilitation for people with Long COVID."   It is fantastic to hear the impact C19-YRS has made on local services in supporting more patients in less time 👏   You can read more about how Airedale have adapted the system to suit their service needs here - https://lnkd.in/eGiR7nmG   And if you would like more information or would like to a request a demo of the digital C19-YRS system, contact us on c19-yrs@elaros.com   #nhspartnership #longcovid #postcovidsyndrome #healthinnovation

Kingsgate has been helping the NHS to change and improve for around two decades now. During that time, we’ve seen a wide range of challenges across finances, ways of working and organisational culture. And while the circumstances always vary, we pride ourselves on being able to identify and fix the problem. Ultimately, it’s about enabling NHS Trusts and local systems to increase their productivity by being more efficient. When done well, this will improve healthcare and patient outcomes too – the definition of higher-value services. #NHS #productivity

Yesterday I completed reading the book "No Rules Rules" by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer. The central concept that resonated with me was the cultivation of a high-talent density and the empowerment of experts and specialists with decision-making authority. This approach effectively shifts ownership to the right individuals, not just leaders and managers. The article below prompted me to consider organizations that are micromanaged by politicians and senior leaders, with all decision-making power concentrated at the top. This practice effectively removes ownership from those who are most directly involved working with the the processes, systems, and patients – the experts and specialists. They are the ones who deal with the inefficient processes and face the high workload on a daily basis. I agree that politicians should support NHS leaders in innovation and improving health and care. As a next step these leaders should take ownership about creating the environment where individuals have the time and freedom to think creatively, make decisions, and contribute suggestions for improvement. Experts and specialists possess a wealth of ideas on how to digitize and automate manual processes, design effective systems, and enhance efficiency in daily operations to reduce workload and patient waiting times. They are immersed in these aspects every day. #seamlessexperience #leadership #digital #automation #innovation

Start your week with this insightful and nuanced look at the state of play in the #nhs. A very powerful long read that refuses to just take the rose-tinted view of things were better before 2010, and roots the current problems and challenges in the context of both #delivery and of funding. https://lnkd.in/eT6J25wE It skewers the main problems we have with such an immense and complex beast like the NHS and whilst it thankfully doesn't attempt to provide a blueprint to fixing it presents the current challenges in the round. It concludes powerfully : "Running a health service over a population of 56 million is exceptionally rare for a reason. Yes, the model of the 2000s delivered 18 weeks, but it also delivered Mid Staffs and sowed the seeds of the level of staff disengagement we see today. If the next administration wants to heed the lessons of the past, they’ll understand that they’re very rarely in the best position to be the ones making the decisions at all. Questions such as how to make the NHS a fundamentally better place to work, or even the purpose of the NHS at all, can only be answered through a radically different model of #decisionmaking "

An exciting new initiative which is empowering teams and speeding-up returning patients home from hospital is being launched. The Days Kept Away from Home programme is launched on Monday, April 15, after being successfully trialled last year as part of a collaborative model in a number of wards across the NCA. These early tests on 18 wards across Bury, Oldham and Salford resulted in: • 84 more people going home from wards involved in the programme than otherwise would have done. • A total of 7,000 patients were discharged quicker. The new approach will encourage the workforce to: 1) use a ‘strengths-based approach’ to discover what positive aspects, like friends and family, could support them at home 2) prevent patients’ deconditioning by encouraging them to keep both physically and mentally active as possible 3) challenge discharge pathways by asking if someone really needed long term care or intermediate care. A senior NHS England director described the results of the collaborative as “mind-blowing”. A webpage will be launched next week to support teams to roll out the approach. #Health #NHS

The NHS faces an unprecedented demand for elective care and substantial pressure on its finances. We are here to support these two critical issues and work in partnership with providers and ICBs to deliver improvements.   Focusing on the ‘Recover’ element of our three-phased RST approach, we showcase the patient-centred results from delivering high impact interventions.   Working hand-in-hand with NHS Trusts, we have enabled clinical teams to meet performance targets, eliminate long waiters and successfully reduce patient backlogs within their current establishment and budget.   This short brief outlines how we develop and deliver interventions, support teams in elective recovery, sustaining their services and transforming the way in which they deliver care.   #EYHealthUK #ElectiveRecovery #NHS     Ashwin Thurairaj Rosie Morgan Charles Byrne Lucy Pittaway Ed Pennington Rebecca Norman-Kime Claire Crowley

More than 2,000 NHS buildings in England older than NHS, figures show Lib Dems and health trusts say patient and staff safety being put at risk by poor state of ageing infrastructure ▶️ Millions of patients are being put at risk in crumbling hospitals that are unfit for purpose, MPs have said, as figures reveal more than 2,000 NHS buildings are older than the health service itself. #NHS #LiberalDemocrats’ https://lnkd.in/eG3sqz8g

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New research highlights that 1 in 3 individuals have missed work due to NHS care delays. At The Surgical Consortium, we're proud to pioneer #resourceful solutions that bridge this gap.    Our weekend 'See and Treat' clinics and community-based facilities leverage off-site premises, ensuring easier access to NHS appointments. Our approach not only aids workers but also alleviates pressures on hospitals, freeing up resources for critical treatments.   Chris Inggs, CEO at TSC comments: "While investment in healthcare infrastructure is welcome, sustainable progress doesn't solely hinge on increased resources. At The Surgical Consortium, we champion #efficiency and #innovation above all else. We maximise output of existing resources to empower our NHS partner Trusts to provide timely and extensive care without delay."    #HealthcareAccess #WorkLifeBalance #NHSEmpowerment #MedicalInsourcing #TheSurgicalConsortium #SuperWeekends