Submitted by Administrator on Fri, 15/12/2017 - 15:31
10 Dec 2017 - Professor John Clarkson (UoC Department of Engineering/CIDIRC) is first author of the report “Engineering better care: a systems approach to health and care design and continuous improvement".
Professor John Clarkson (CIDIRC Steering Group Member) is first author of the report “Engineering better care: a systems approach to health and care design and continuous improvement”.
There have been numerous calls to implement a more holistic systems approach to transform health and care to address the needs of a changing patient population. Engineers routinely use a systems approach to address challenging problems in complex projects. This allows them to work through the implications of each change or decision they make for the project as a whole. They consider the layout of the system, defining all the elements and interconnections, to ensure that the whole system performs as required. This report was co-produced with engineers, clinicians, and healthcare leaders, to explore how an engineering approach could be applied in health and social care to develop systems that meet the needs of patients, carers and NHS staff. It presents a new framework to support ongoing work in service design and improvement in health and care.
The report is published by the Royal Academy of Engineering, in collaboration with the Academy of Medical Sciences, Royal College of Physicians and Future Hospital.