Simon Wright Chief Executive I was privileged to witness, and to be part of, the very first Rapid Process Improvement Workshop (RPIW) report out held within our Trust. A RPIW is a five-day workshop which focuses on a particular process in which our staff who do the work are empowered to eliminate waste, improve the patient experience, improve [...]

I am the very proud sponsor of the first Rapid Process Improvement Week (RPIW), which took place as part of our exciting partnership  with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle. The week used the methodology we have learnt from Virginia Mason to look at ways to improve Respiratory Discharge which is our first Value Stream as part of the partnership. [...]