Improvement Cymru: Improving patient flow in hospital webinar (22 October 2020)

Summary

On 23 September, Improvement Cymru, the all-Wales Improvement service for NHS Wales, hosted an online session with colleagues from Holland to talk about patient flow in hospital. 

Content

The session described three things. Firstly, the importance of improving flow in hours – so when a bed is available and how quickly can we fill it. Secondly, reducing length of stay in days and, thirdly, working to safely keep more patients at home.

During this event, where 70 people joined the conversation, colleagues in the Netherlands described the methodology of ‘Real Time Demand Capacity’ which they have implemented.

It is Improvement Cymru's aim in 2021 to help improve the understanding of the science of flow using lean and to support implement these principles into our health and social care systems, which they think will have a significant impact on this problem.

Watch the webinar and read the accompanying blog from Iain Roberts, Head of Programmes.