Guest Post: Lean Leaders Conference, Part 1 – Do Senseis Need Trace Back to…
Mark's note: You may recognize the author of this guest post, Andrew Castle, as a previous contributor and frequent…
Browsing Tag
England
UK Government Wants Lean and Six Sigma or Just Cost Cutting?
I guess I have a burr in my saddle this week, being Independence Day and all, since I'm commenting on something…
LeanBlog Podcast #93 – Jim Hearn, Lean in the NHS
Episode #93 is a discussion with Jim Hearn, the Head of Lean and Six Sigma at Heart of England NHS Foundation…
Lean Healthcare Examples from Seattle and the UK
This linked article ("Lean cuts Healthcare Costs at Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle") summarizes improvements…
Statistics on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Problems – Errors &…
On the heels of the "Dead by Mistake" articles in the news, I'm once again having trouble finding a single…
Yo! Continuous Flow Sushi
Here's a fun video for a Saturday. In England, I love the Yo! Sushi chain of restaurants.
It's basically a…
Measuring for Improvement
Note: Welcome LEI visitors... you can check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org, as I hope you'll come back.…
Caution! Warning Signs in the UK
I was fortunate to be in England for five days last week. I saw the "gemba" at five hospitals in three days and…
Random Lean Thoughts – July 13
Today's blog post will be just a bunch of random thoughts. For one, I just got back from London last night after a…
Reminders: Upcoming Lean Healthcare Events
A reminder about two upcoming events for the Lean Healthcare community:MIT Professional Education - Short Programs:…
Medical Mistake in In-Vitro Fertilization: Blaming Process vs. People
IVF baby given to wrong woman - as couple's last embryo was aborted | Mail OnlineThis was front-page news in one of…
Cost Crisis for the NHS? Quality Improvement Can Help?
Britain's health service "facing funding crisis" | Reuters:Watching the BBC morning news the other day, I took an…
Holy Overproduction, Batman!!
Lean Service Blog: Unsold cars
Hat tip to Rob and the Lean Service Blog for pointing out these online pictures…
Lean in the Bolton NHS Trust, England
Making lean thinking work in the NHS
Here's an article about a British hospital. I've seen the CEO, David…
A Mention of Dr. Deming in a UK Editorial
Robert Heller: Why don't we hang bad admirals of industry? | Business | The ObserverI don't think the columnist is…
Driving in the UK
I'm proud to report that I survived driving in the U.K. for the first time today, driving about an hour to…
Adventures in Food, England Edition
No, it's not that I've had bad food. Far from it! I know this isn't a food blog, but I wanted to briefly discuss…
"More Careful" or "Better Processes"?
NHS: 60,000 medication blunders in 18 months - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The IndependentTrust me, I'm…