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Theatre Estate Utilisation Business Case: Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT
After undertaking an analysis of the Trust's theatre estate utilisation, FEI revealed that a notable 18% of the theatre estate is vacant during core hours (per annum and after the removal of bank holidays, audits, and strikes). The outcome of
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Capacity & Demand Modelling: Regional Elective Hub
As part of the 10-week programme, Four Eyes Insight (FEI) produced an integrated activity, workforce, and finance model supported by a compelling narrative describing the benefits of launching a high-volume regional elective hub for an NHS Acute Provider Collaborative (APC), as outlined below. Activity A scenario-based modelling tool to support the planning and delivery of
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A Patient Focus: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
“Our Trust serves a population in the most deprived decile of the country. Whilst of course reducing Did Not Attend rates and increasing Clinic Booking Utilisation rates are about improving productivity, at its heart they are also about reducing the health inequalities that many members of our community experience.” Ned Hobbs,
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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust: Outpatient Improvement
In Spring 2022, the NHS England Elective Care Improvement Support Team (IST) undertook a qualitative diagnostic review of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s (WHNT) outpatient booking processes, making 19 recommendations for the Trust in their
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Prioritising NHS Management Training
“We should have high expectations of our leaders, but I think if we are going to have high expectations, we have to bake in an expectation that there will be
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Understanding the Impact of Health Inequalities in the UK
What Are Health Inequalities? Health is a fundamental human right, yet not everybody in the UK has equal access to it. In this latest blog post, we delve into the complex issue of health
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Outpatient improvements: protecting and expanding elective capacity
Last week, NHS England wrote to Acute Trusts about protecting and expanding elective capacity, highlighting that significant improvements still need to be made within outpatients. The letter outlined that NHS Trusts need to support new
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The Hewitt Review: A Case for Change?
“Achieving the ambitions reiterated in the Hewitt Review, and creating the conditions for ICS success
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