12.04.18
Seven trusts selected for NHSI lean programme
Seven NHS trusts have been selected to take part in NHS Improvement’s (NHSI) new programme to deliver a “lean management system.”
The three-year ‘lean programme’ will build on the success of NHSI’s partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute, which saw leaders and clinicians across selected trusts receive tools and hands-on support, including coaching, mentoring and education in lean techniques.
It also builds on other independent programmes in the NHS, such as those rolled out by Western Sussex Hospitals, Royal Bolton Hospital and providers in the north east.
The programme will focus on delivering “results that patients will see and feel.”
Lean is an improved method that allows patients and staff to improve their own processes and ways of working.
The first seven trusts selected for the NHSI programme are:
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