The LEAN Healthcare Training Programme will teach delegates the fundamentals of “LEAN thinking” which focuses on the End-to-End patient journey and pathway. Delegates will learn and practically trial different LEAN tools to increase productivity, efficiency and control, by identifying and eliminating waste in the process. Delegates will also be shown how to implement LEAN tools and techniques to enhance quality, safety and improve patient outcomes.Thoughtful design, rapid implementation and continuous improvement are all hallmarks of LEAN training. The course is designed to help you and your organisation focus on sustainable and continued development. LEAN implementation plans are founded on simple and well-designed interactions based on scientific observations and experiments.Applying LEAN Healthcare principles can lead to far-reaching operational improvements, patient access improvements and significant cashable savings through reduced operating costs.

LEAN Thinking for Healthcare has been adopted by industry leaders from Toyota to improve:

• Access targets and waiting times
• Reduced LOS (Length Of Stay)
• Reduced space and estate
• Operating theatre utilisation
• Equipment availability
• Admittance and discharge time
• The internal flow of patients between departments
• Scheduling processes and systems
• Medical records flow/availability
• Inventory supplies & control
• Pharmacy turnaround
• Laboratory & specimen turnaround times
• Medical and surgical floor improvements
• General workplace organisation

All improvements are focused on patients, staff and stakeholders.