LEAN – Designing Lean Healthcare Systems – Website

Designing Lean Healthcare Systems  Website Click on the title above to access this website of resources, ideas, downloads and more . About: The Lean Enterprise Academy is a non-profit Academy (a company with no shares and limited by guarantee) established to develop knowledge of Lean Thinking and its implementation and to disseminate this knowledge through [...]

LEAN – Lean and Six Sigma: a practical guide for clinicians and managers

Lean and Six Sigma: a practical guide for clinicians and managers, International Journal of Care Pathways 2010; 14 (1): 36-41 (March 2010) Sue Moos et al. Abstract: Conference Report, sorry no abstract available Lancashire Care staff can request the full-text of this paper, email: susan.jennings@lancashirecare.nhs.uk

Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescence

Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescence,  Canadian Journal of Psychiatry,  May 2010 Vol. 55, Iss. 5; pg. 271, 3 pgs Alan Apter Abstract: Psychological risk factors that have been the focus of recent attention include overgeneralized autobiographical memory associated with interpersonal relationships,12 deficits in problem solving,13 as well as high levels of impulsiveaggressiveness. 14 Additional potential precursors [...]

Dementia quality standard: patient information

Dementia quality standard: patient information  NICE Click on the title to access this information Abstract: Dementia information for patients from NICE

LEAN – LEAN Healthcare Academy

LEAN Healthcare Academy     Successes Website, click on the title above to access this site About: A joint venture between Airedale NHS Trust and Virtual College, a leader in the field of blended learning provision, the Lean Healthcare Academy helps Trusts generate time and cost savings and improve the patient experience through implementation of Lean principles. [...]

LEAN – Lean implementation in primary care health visiting services in National Health Service UK

Lean implementation in primary care health visiting services in National Health Service UK, Quality & Safety in Healthcare, May, 2010, pp 1-6 Grove AL, Meredith JO, Macintyre M, Angelis J, Neailey K The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK Abstract: Background This paper presents the findings of a 13-month lean implementation in National Health [...]

LEAN – Transforming the Patient Care Environment with Lean Six Sigma and Realistic Evaluation

Transforming the Patient Care Environment with Lean Six Sigma and Realistic Evaluation, Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2009, Volume 31 Issue 3, Pages 29 - 35 Jason Black Abstract: Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a structured methodology for transforming processes, but it does not fully consider the complex social interactions that cause processes to form in hospital organizations. By combining LSS [...]

LEAN – Applying Lean Techniques to Improve the Patient Scheduling Process

Applying Lean Techniques to Improve the Patient Scheduling Process, Journal for Healthcare Quality, Volume 31, Issue 3, Date: May/June 2009, Pages: 10-16 Edward M. Wojtys, Laurie Schley, Kristi A. Overgaard, Julie Agbabian Abstract: A patient’s access to healthcare resources often begins with scheduling an appointment with a medical doctor or other provider. An inefficient scheduling system leads to unnecessary [...]

LEAN – Implementation of releasing time to care – the productive ward

Implementation of releasing time to care – the productive ward,  Journal of Nursing Management, 2009, Volume 17 Issue 5, Pages 647 - 654 GWYNETH WILSON MA, BN, Dip Advanced Nursing Studies, RM, RN Director of Nursing/Clinical Academic Fellow, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, London, UK and Anglia Ruskin University, London, UK    Abstract: Background This paper describes the implementation [...]

LEAN – A modern framework for achieving enterprise excellence

A modern framework for achieving enterprise excellence  International Journal of Lean Six Sigma (2010), 1 (1) : 56-65 Click on the paper title above to access the full-text of this paper Abstract: Purpose  This paper aims to present a quality and business improvement framework based on Six Sigma/design, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC); design [...]

LEAN – Tameside CDRP – substance misuse services: case study

Tameside CDRP – substance misuse services: case study  NHS Innovation and Improvement, 2010 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this case study Abstract: This case study looks at a lean design review of a substance misuse service in Tameside, Greater Manchester. Lancashire Care staff can either click on the link above [...]

Lean – Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

Introducing LEAN Methodology   Mental Health Matters – Developing Mental Health Services in Lancashire Click on the title to access the information on Lean in Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust Introducing LEAN Methodology In order to improve the quality of care for its service users Lancashire Care has started to introduce the ‘Lean way of working’ [...]

Lean Case Study – Learning to see the whole patient journey

Learning to see the whole patient journey   NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement Click on the title above to access the full-text of this case study Abstract: A case study of Hereford Hopsital of their ’5 day’ lean improvement project focused upon the patient journey. The service transformation team have been working at Hereford [...]

Rethinking the Role of Mental Illness in Suicide

Rethinking the Role of Mental Illness in Suicide, The American Journal of Psychiatry. Jul 2010. Vol. 167, Iss. 7; p. 731 (3 pages) Michael R Phillips Abstract: Studies have found that the SCID can be used reliably in China (5), but clinicians need to be flexible in their use of the SCID probes to make [...]

Guidance on the completion of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards data collation sheet (version 1.5)

Guidance on the completion of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards data collation sheet (version 1.5) The guidance that was originally issued in April 2009 was updated more than once during the first year of the data collection. Now that it has moved into the second year’s data collection, this new document has been issued which [...]

NICE – Quality Standard Dementia Care, Stroke Care & Venous Thromboembolism

National Quality Board: NICE quality standards,  NICE, 30th June 2010 Click  on the title above and the links below to access the Standards The first three NICE quality standards covering stroke care, dementia care and prevention of venous thromboembolism were presented to the Secretary of State on 30 June 2010. This letter sets out the [...]

“Target: Wellbeing” Evaluation Annual Report

“Target: Wellbeing” Evaluation Annual Report     Target: Wellbeing aims to help people across the North West live healthier and happier lives.Target: Wellbeing is made up of over 90 projects delivered by 67 local organisations, benefiting around 60,000 people. Its portfolio of projects, funded by £8.9m from the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund [...]

Dementia Gateway from SCIE – Don’t miss this resource

Dementia Gateway from SCIE , SCIE click on the title above to access the information, resources, videos, packed full of resources and ideas, best practice, take a look ….. If you work with people with dementia in nursing, residential or domiciliary settings we hope you will find this website useful. There are lots of practical tips, [...]

Depressive Disorder and Incident Diabetes Mellitus: The Effect of Characteristics of Depression

Depressive Disorder and Incident Diabetes Mellitus: The Effect of Characteristics of Depression, The American Journal of Psychiatry. Washington: May 2010. Vol. 167, Iss. 5; p. 580 (9 pages) Antonio Campayo, Peter de Jonge, Juan F Roy, Pedro Saz, et al. Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that clinically significant depression [...]

Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people – people with mental health needs: Alison’s story

Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people – people with mental health needs: Alison’s story Click on the link above to watch the video and click on the links Abstract: Key messages for practice 1) Many LGBT people have experienced discrimination and stigma in their lifetime. 2) LGBT are more likely to have mental [...]

NICE – Dementia Quality Standard

Dementia quality standard  NICE NICE Quality Standard for Dementia, June 2010 Click on the title above to access this information Abstract: This NICE quality standard defines a high standard of care within this topic area. It provides specific, concise quality statements, measures and audience descriptors to provide patients and the public, health and social care professionals, [...]

NICE launches quality standards for the NHS

NICE launches quality standards for the NHS   NICE, 2010 Click on the title above to access this information Abstract: NICE has unveiled the first set of quality standards, setting out a vision of what high-quality care should look like for patients on the NHS. Some 150 clinical areas will eventually have their own set of [...]

How NICE could help the NHS save millions

How NICE could help the NHS save millions  NICE Click on the title above to access this information Abstract: The NHS could stand to save millions – at a time when healthcare budgets are being squeezed – by following NICE guidance, according to a review by the Institute. Implementing NICE guidance can provide a way [...]

The Association of Suicide and Bullying in Childhood to Young Adulthood: A Review of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Research Findings

The Association of Suicide and Bullying in Childhood to Young Adulthood: A Review of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Research Findings, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. May 2010. Vol. 55, Iss. 5; p. 282 (7 pages) Anat Brunstein Klomek, Andre Sourander, Madelyn Gould Abstract: Objective: To review the research addressing the association of suicide and bullying, from childhood [...]

Men in Sheds – New innovative scheme

Sheds loads of funding to bring men together  – Mental Health News Men In Sheds are moving out to reach and support more men. The innovative scheme, bringing older men together to learn practical skills, or just hang out in a supportive shed environment has recently received funding of £493,138 from the Big Lottery Fund [...]

Reducing Admission to hospital for older people – Systematic Review – Manchester

Systematic review: interventions intended to reduce admission to hospital of older people,  Barry C; International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2010 Jun; 17 (6): 310-22 Barry, C – Clinical Team Leader, Central Manchester Primary Care Trust Abstract: Aims: To reduce costly acute hospital admissions of a growing elderly population, a number of complex interventions have been [...]