Where should hospitals start with improving quality and safety at the same time as reducing costs? Look to reduce length of stay as it’s one of the biggest problems because of its adverse effects on health care delivery.
Hear how the emergency medical length of stay at Lincoln County Hospital and Grantham and Kesteven District Hospital was reduced by over 20% whilst improving quality and safety using the Visual Hospital approach. You’ll leave with: Knowledge of what the Visual Hospital is and results in reduced lengths of stay, the importance of focussing on discharge, the real role of operation centre (bed managers) staff.
Speakers:
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Marc Baker and Ian Taylor, Senior Faculty Lean Enterprise Academy
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David Furley, Assistant Director Transformation, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Room Facilitator: Andrea Prime, Innovation Manager, NHS Midlands and East
QIPP Workstreams: Acute - Delivering High Quality Planned Care, Making Urgent Care Systems Work Effectively
