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Lean techniques adopted by Bolton hospital

15 August 2011
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Lean techniques adopted by Bolton hospitalExecutives at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been looking at lean manufacturing techniques used by the carmaking industry in order to enhance operations management at the facility.

According to the Bolton News, the institution has delivered savings of over £8 million and boosted patient care by adopting methodologies employed by Japanese and Korean automotive companies.

Each process at the hospital was analysed in order to assess ways in which it could be enhanced in a process of continuous improvement that has paid dividends and made it one of the leading medical centres in global efforts to reduce waste.

The Bolton Improving Care System was established in 2006 and head of lean transformation Joyce Furnival told the news source that over the past two years alone, more than £3.8 million of savings have been made.

She added: "This is not about money though, it is about improving care and we are patient-centred."

The success of the Bolton programme could prompt people to take an APICS qualification, as could a recent report that Nottingham's Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has used continuous improvement strategies to push down cases of MRSA.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800699901-ADNFCR
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