Home Journal of Improvement Science ISSN 2054-6629

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Rank Author(s) Title Year Vol Pages Status Abstract
1Mellor B.Improving CT Patient Flow through a Rapid Process Improvement Workshop: A Case Study at Pinderfields General Hospital202511222Published
2Hothi S.Reducing Radiotherapy Delays: Part 3202511123Published
3Dodds S.A Case Study of Reducing the post-COVID Referral to Treatment Time for Elective Hernia Surgery202511318Published
4Murphy J et al.Examining Demand versus Capacity in Swansea Bay Radiology Part 2: CT202510918Published
5Adams A.Diagnosing Flow Constraints in a Fast Track Glaucoma Clinic20196110Published
6Bradley J.Reducing the Referral to CT-guided Lung Biopsy Lead Time for Suspected Lung Cancer Patients202510818Published
7Jones C.Investigating the Relationship between Hospital Bed Occupancy and Length of Stay for Fractured Neck of Femur (#NOF) Patients in Morriston Hospital 20239817Published
8Wright L.Diagnosis and Treatment of CT Constraints202310231Published
9Ingham P et al.Sutton Coldfield Unplanned Admission Avoidance in the Elderly Project20163926Published
10Jones C et al.Practical Application of Improvement Science to Visualise the Queues and Flows within Radiology20174821Published
11Jones C et al.Using Systems Engineering to Redesign our Triage Process for our Ambulatory Stream in A&E: Part 120207423Published
12Jones C.An Exploration of the Relationship between Utilisation and Efficiency in the Context of an Operating Theatre20218418Published
13Hothi S.Reducing Radiotherapy Delays: Part 1202310129Published
14Wright L et al.Making Invisible Processes Visible in Healthcare Systems Engineering20218713Published
15Murphy J et al.A Return to Morriston Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic post-COVID: Part 120239628Published
16Jones C et al.Improving the Delivery of Chemotherapy: Part 6. Using Complex Physical System Modelling and Re-Design to Restore the Calm20196222Published
17Flood R et al.Reducing Lead Times for CT Colonoscopy Patients by Changing the Booking Policies20228826Published
18Jones C et al.Identifying and Elevating the Flow Constraint in our Ophthalmology Day Surgery Unit using 6M Design®20217827Published
19Talbot L.Visualizing the Referral to Treatment Time (RTT) Waiting List for Ophthalmology Patients20206618Published
20Jones C et al.Applying Health Care Systems Engineering to a Pre-Op Assessment Clinic20217729Published
21Hothi S.Understanding the Causes of Long Waits and Poor Patient Flow in an Urgent Suspected Breast Cancer One-Stop Clinic20228919Published
22Hothi S et al.Developing a Vitals Chart Dashboard for Urgent Suspected Cancer Referrals20229519Published
23Jones C et al.An Excel-based Windkessel Model to Investigate the Relationship Between Hospital Bed Occupancy and the Flow of Patients out of A&E20218027Published
24Jones C et al.Planning the Appointment Slot-Capacity for an Urgent Suspected Cancer Clinic: Part 120185219Published
25Lane M et al.A Return to Morriston Pre-Operative Assessment Clinic post-COVID: Part 2202310020Published
26Hothi S.Load Levelling with Heijunka in Histopathology20239726Published
27Johnson T.Seeing the Voice of the CT System: Part 1202511015Published
28Jones C.Using Visual Feedback Loops and Prospective Stock and Flow Modelling to Help our Surgical Recovery Post Covid-19 20218621Published
29Dodds S.Learning Anti-Chaos Design in Emergency Flow20163214Published
30Chong Y et al.Planning Ophthalmology Workflow in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systems Engineering Approach20206910Published
31Hatfield S.Redesigning Admission to a Surgical Ward20239924Published
32Jones C.Improving the Delivery Model for Chemotherapy: Part 5. Collecting the Data Needed to Diagnose the Flow Constraints using eleGANTT® Technology20196019Published
33Jones C et al.Using Systems Engineering to Redesign our Triage Process for our Ambulatory Stream in A&E: Part 2. Model to Modify with a One-Day Test of Change20217621Published
34Dodds S et al.The Emergency Pathway Horned Gaussian2012115Published
35Talbot L et al.Applying Data Engineering to Design a Visual Management Tool to Enable Planning of Post-COVID Surgical Services20218118Published
36Flood R et al.Measuring Utilisation of CT Scanners within an Acute Trust20229319Published
37Dodds S et al.An Acute Hospital Demand Surge Planning Model for the Covid-19 Epidemic using Stock-and-Flow Simulation in Excel: Part 120206820Published
38Jones C et al.Practical Application of Improvement Science Within the Radiology Urgent Suspected Cancer Diagnostic Pathway20174923Published
39Jones C.Improving the Delivery Model for Chemotherapy as part of a Stream-Level Service Redesign using 6M Design®. Part 3: Authorisation and Blood Bikes20163731Published
40Hothi S.Reducing Radiotherapy Delays: Part 2202410420Published
41Jones C et al.Improving the Delivery of Chemotherapy: Part 7. Implementing the Feedback Loops to Complete the 6M Design® Cycle20206414Published
42Jones C.Maintaining the Momentum of Medicines: A Pharmacy Service Redesign Using the A3 Problem Solving Process as a Remedy for the Ills of Patient Flow20152040Published
43Silvester K.Learning with the Labs20152230Published
44Dodds S.Seven-Day versus Five-Day Flow-Capacity20152430Published
45Dowdall M.6M Design® in Our Hands - Improving Paediatric Ophthalmology In-Clinic Flow20195317Published
46Dodds S et al.Theatre Productivity Improvement using 6M Design®2013820Published
47Hart A et al.Improving Ambulatory Care in a Large Tertiary Emergency Department20195522Published
48Jones C.Improving the Delivery Model for Chemotherapy as part of a Stream-Level Service Redesign using 6M Design®. Part 2: Phlebotomy20163123Published
49Jones C.Improving the Delivery of Chemotherapy as part of a Stream-level Service Redesign using 6M Design®. Part 1: Manufacturing 20162717Published
50Dowdall M.Health Care Systems Engineering applied to a Cataracts Pathway - Part 1: Chaos to Calm in the Cat-1-Stop Clinic 20206516Published
51Silvester K et al.Introducing eleGANTT®: An Automated Tool for Real-Time Diagnosis of the Constraints in Ophthalmology Clinics20195415Published
52Collins L et al.Diagnosing Poor Flow in Plain Film Imaging20229425Published
53Pirie E.Diagnosing and Treating a 'Sick' Complex Multidisciplinary Clinic20196322Published
54Dodds S.A Study of the Relative Value of Different Time-Series Charts for Proactive Process Monitoring2012315Published
55Wright L.Diagnosing Long Waits in Radiology2017508Published
56Pudney D.Removing Chaos within an Outpatient Clinic Setting20174218Published
57Davidge M.Calming the Clinic - Part 1: Diagnosing the Problem20164017Published
58Simcox J.Intervening into Personal and Organisational Systems by Powerfully Leading and Wisely Managing20162928Published
59Silvester K.Diagnosing the Flow Constraint in an Endoscopy Service. Part 1: Recognising and Avoiding the Data Query Trap20163823Published
60Fullerton K.Theory of Constraints and 6M Design® Applied to a Virtual Scenario20174126Published
61Murphy J.Examining Demand Versus Capacity in Swansea Bay Radiology Part 1: MRI202410718Published
62Dodds S.A Case Study of a Successful One-Stop Clinic Schedule Design using Formal Methods 2012613Published
63Thompson M.Efficient and Effective Management of People with Bowel Symptoms using Assisted Intelligence202410520Published
64Kidd P et al.Impact of Pharmacist Clerking on Right-First-Time Admission Prescribing in an Acute Medicine Unit20195913Published
65MacDonald A.Using Systems Engineering to Evaluate an Indoor Model of a Primary Care Assessment Facility20229028Published
66Williams L et al.Mapping and Measuring a Gastroenterology Clinic. Part 1: Understanding the Chaos20185126Published
67Dowdall M.Health Care Systems Engineering applied to a Cataracts Pathway - Part 2: Developing Valid Vitals Charts® of the Mesosystem20206723Published
68Riaz Y.Applying the 6M Design® Framework to the Review of a Urology Outpatient Clinic20217917Published
69MacDonald A et al.Applying Systems Engineering to Design an Urgent Primary Care Drive Through Facility: Part 120218518Published
70Jones A.Pharmacy Chemotherapy Capacity Scheduling20174724Published
71Parmar J.Improving the Delivery Model for Chemotherapy as Part of a Stream-level Service Redesign using 6M Design®. Part 4: Scheduling of Patients on the Chemotherapy Day Unit20174327Published
72Dodds S.A Case Study of Improvement in the Quality and Productivity of a Surgical Service20131111Published
73Roberts H et al.Finding the Constraints in an Ophthalmology Clinic20174521Published
74Dodds S.A Case Study of Reducing Surgical Site Infection (SSI) using a Bundle of Care Model and the Science of Improvement Method20141824Published
75Kidd P et al.Using Systems Engineering to Create Resilience in COVID-19 Swabbing Capacity at University Hospital Galway20218220Published
76Dodds S.A Study of Productivity Improvement Tactics using a Two-Stream Production System Model2012418Published
77Pirie E.Personal Experience of Learning Improvement Science and Application of this to a Fracture Clinic Example 20152314Published
78Simcox J.Is Your Improvement Continu-ous Or Continu-al?20163312Published
79Partridge N.Using 6M Design to Overcome Patient Safety Concerns in a Fracture Clinic Waiting Area during the COVID-19 Pandemic20229126Published
80Simcox J et al.Good Science, an antidote to Ben Goldacre's "bad science"20152128Published
81Hatfield S.Embedding HCSE Principles in New NHS Managers20229222Published
82Debenham P.Improving Clinical Team Briefing using 6M Design®20152518Published
83Dodds S.Design of a Safe and Efficient Influenza Vaccination Delivery Process in the Context of Covid-1920207312Published
84Bradley D.Investigating Fractured Flow from Orthopaedics to Rehabilitation20162816Published
85Dodds S.A Case Study of Using Time-Series Analysis to Detect Positive Deviance2012714Published
86Davidge M.Calming the Clinic - Part 2: Designing the Solution20174614Published
87Simcox J.Managerial Leadership: Five Action-logics Viewed via Two Developmental Lenses20163021Published
88Silvester K.Implementing Endoscopy Pre-Assessment: Part 220163619Published
89Pope R.Implementing Endoscopy Pre-Assessment: Part 120163517Published
90Gayle S.Personal Experience of Conducting a Service Evaluation: Incidence of Post-Operative Sore Throat in Extubated Elective Surgical Gastrointestinal Patients2020718Published
91Dodds S.Community Wound Care Service Improvement Guided by a Whole System Simulation Model2012514Published
92Dodds S.A Clinical Study of the Effect of Communication Process Improvement on the Outcome and Cost of Community Wound Care201227Published
93Kidd P.SafeMedsNow. Delivering a more Effective and Productive System for Medicines-use in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital using 6M Design®20152629Published
94Simcox J.An Information System for the Self-Managing Patient20131432Published
95Wikner M.Quality Improvement in Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty using 6M Design®20151923Published
96Churchman W.A Study into Pupil Waiting Times at an Immunisation Session in School20163416Published
97Simcox J.Commissioning for Efficacious Outcomes20131513Published
98Cook S et al.Development of a New Balanced Evaluation Framework for Service Improvement20174412Published

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