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In-patient X |
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Peter Loomes led the project. For any queries around the National Dementia Strategy please contact Julie Kerry on 07925 448319 or julie.kerry@southcentral.nhs.uk
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The scale and transformational nature of the programme was considered highly innovative. Experts from two external management consultancies were employed, in the early stages, to provide leadership for the first of the pathways and later to offer guidance to NHS staff moving into leadership roles. The focus was primarily on quality and the change became embedded across the PCTs as a new way of working.
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Tag: LEAN
The journey – The High Impact Pathways programme was developed to reduce patient waiting times in NHS South Central to 18 weeks, a target set by the Department of Health. A more creative, sustainable solution had to be devised which would enable the ten primary care trusts across the region to meet this target. The […]
Posted on Dec 28th
Cat: Acute care, Children and young people, Cross systems, In-patient, Maternity and new born, Out-patient, Patient setting, Planned care, South Central, South of England Area, Staying healthyTags: LEAN Comments: