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  • Driving Operating Theatre Productivity Through Machine Learning and Digital Innovation

    Lee Scothern, Managing Director, Four Eyes Insight  The Elective Care Challenge Facing the NHS The pressure on elective care within the NHS has become one of the defining challenges of modern healthcare delivery. While the system has demonstrated extraordinary resilience, treating record numbers of patients in recent years, the backlog

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  • Boosting NHS Theatre Productivity: Why Smarter Analytics Are the Key to Sustainable Improvement

    Surgical theatres are among the most valuable and resource-intensive parts of any NHS trust. When theatres run well, patients move efficiently through their pathways, waiting lists are reduced, staff experience smoother working days, and organisations maximise both capacity and financial performance. However, bottlenecks, scheduling issues, case-mix variation, or operational barriers can constrain productivity, affecting the

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  • Case Study: How SaTH is Creating Thousands of Additional Appointments

    Across the NHS, waiting lists remain a persistent challenge. But what if the solution isn't always about more funding or more staff? What if significant capacity is already there, waiting to be unlocked?  At Shrewsbury & Telford NHS Trust, a 20-week Clinic Template Optimisation Programme has proved that smart analysis and clinical collaboration can deliver remarkable results. 

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  • Sustaining Outpatient Productivity Improvements: Lessons from Two NHS Divisional Directors

    Webinar: Sustaining Outpatient Productivity Improvements Date: 23/10/2025 Speakers: Andrena Weston, Divisional Director at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust; Sian Webley, Divisional Director of Operations at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Samantha Sullivan, Delivery Director, Four Eyes

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  • Webinar: Sustaining Outpatient Productivity Improvement

    30-minute video  Speakers: Andrena Weston, Divisional Director of Operations, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Siân Webley, Divisional Director of Operations, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust   [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://www.foureyesinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sustaining-outpatient-productivity-webinar-1.mp4"][/video]   Transcript 23 October 2025, 12:30pm Stephen Dorrell Good

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  • Smarter Planning, Better Outcomes: The Impact of Demand and Capacity Modelling

    The Impact of Demand and Capacity Modelling on Patient Care   I’m really passionate about the benefits of good quality Demand and Capacity modelling. It isn’t just about filling in spreadsheets—it’s about answering the real-world “what ifs” that leaders face every day. A basic model is a useful start, but

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  • Case Study: A Strategy to Transform Gynaecology Theatres

    Click here to download the full case study PDF: A Strategy to Transform Gynaecology Theatres.   The Challenge As a tertiary centre, the Trust handles highly complex gynaecology cases. Despite early efforts—such as moving non-complex work off-site, investing in insourced lists, and extending theatre durations—utilisation remained suboptimal. Up to 75%

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  • Case Study: How SaTH Improved Outpatient Capacity and Patient Access

    In a time when NHS Trusts are under increasing pressure to reduce waiting times and improve patient outcomes, The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) partnered with Four Eyes Insight (FEI) and Prism Improvement to tackle outpatient inefficiencies head-on. The result? A measurable transformation in capacity utilisation, patient access,

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