Quality Forums Initiative for the NHS
We ran quality forums from our quarterly forum started in London at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013, before expanding into the Midlands.
In 5 years, it resulted in over 200 attendees from 70 different NHS based organisations NHS where the practitioners of Lean methodology/service shared their successes and challenges with other NHS employees. We have had over people attending the forum from 70 different Hospital Trusts, SHAs, CCGs and other NHS support organisations such as blood banks, NHS Innovations, and NHS Direct.
Thanks to Rob Worth from Worth Solutions who helped us launch this initiative.
A table of some of the talks we had:
| Presentation title | Name of Presenter | Job Title | Organisation Name |
| The Path-ology to Lean Thinking | Mathew Diggle | Consultant – Clinical Microbiology Department | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| The Path-ology to Lean Thinking | Suzanne Horobin | National Improvement Lead | NHS Improvement – Diagnostics |
| Pre-operative health evaluation – engagement with Primary Care | Ahmed Chakairi | Consultant Anaesthetist and Pre-assessment Service Clinical Lead | Whittington Health |
| Transforming Theatres using a Structured Approach | Chris Kennedy | Consultant | Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
| Transforming Treatment Rooms | Rebecca Hewitson | Consultant | The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust |
| How many appointments do we need to make? | Kate Silvester | Flow Cost Quality Programme Coach | South Warwickshire |
| Innovation to transform: care delivery for emergency hospital admissions | Rebecca Fish | Associate – Design and Innovation | NHS Institute of Innovation and Improvement |
| Motivation – Push or Pull? | Rob Worth | Management Consultant | Kinetik Solutions |
| Lean in the Heart of England | Jim Hearn | Director of Lean Academy | Heart of England |
| Lean Transformation at Bedford Hospital | Susan Whittaker | Service Improvement Project Manager | Bedford Hospitals |
| Using improvement science in Ambulatory Care | Simon Dodd | Director | Sasoft Ltd/ Heart of England Trust |
| Network Improved Services in Tower Hamlets | Florence Cantel | Network Manager | One Network, Tower Hamlet |
| Sleek & Slim Hearing for Children | Sebastian Hendricks | Consultant Audiovestibular Physician & Paediatrician | Barnet & Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust |