Lean Healthcare
"Lean thinking is a way of streamlining the patient journey and making it safer, by helping staff to eliminate all kinds of waste and to treat more patients with existing resources. Originally developed by Toyota, it is now being successfully applied in hospitals across the world."
Dan Jones
Chairman, Lean Enterprise Academy
The First Global Lean Healthcare Summit
The First Global Lean Healthcare Summit was held in June 2007 at The Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LD, UK.
This was the first ever Lean Global Healthcare Summit bringing together leaders in lean thinking within Healthcare from around the World.
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Previous Healthcare Forums
The complete presentations from previous Lean Healthcare Forums are available:
4th Lean Healthcare Forum - October 2007
3rd Lean Healthcare Forum - October 2006
2nd Lean Healthcare Forum - June 2006
1st Lean Healthcare Forum - January 2006
Healthcare Articles
In this section we will be bringing you a collection of articles, presentations and speeches about Lean Healthcare.
Beyond Rapid Improvement
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Dan Jones
August 2007
New
The Problem of Sustainability
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Jim Womack
June 2007
Creating Lean Healthcare
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Jim Womack
May 2007
The Potential of Lean Healthcare
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Daniel Jones
February 2007
Green Stream Poster (Updated)
3rd Lean Healthcare Forum
Carol Makin
October 2006
3rd Lean Healthcare Forum - The Next Steps . . .
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Dan Jones
September 2006
Next Steps in Lean Healthcare
Lean Healthcare e-Letter
Dan Jones
August 2006
Lean Thinking For the NHS
NHS Confederation Leading-Edge Report
Dan Jones and
Alan Mitchell
June 2006
Lean Thinking For the NHS
NHS Confederation Conference
Dan Jones
14 June 2006
NHS Should Embrace Lean Times
Society Guardian (On-Line link)
Steve Mathieson
8 June 2006
Lean Green Stream Poster
Clatterbridge Rapid Improvement Workshop
Carol Makin
19 May 2006
Lean Healthcare
Dan Jones e-Letter
Dan Jones
25 May 2006
Leaning Healthcare
Dan Jones e-Letter
Dan Jones
7 May 2006
Think Yourself Thin
Health Service Journal
Dan Jones
April 2006
Can Lean Save Healthcare
An interview with David Ben-Tovim
David Ben-Tovim
April 2006
Healthcare e-letter
Introducing the 2nd Lean Healthcare Forum
Dan Jones
April 2006
Where does Lean Healthcare Begin and End
2nd Redesigning Care Summit, Adelaide, Australia
Dan Jones
March 2006
Wait Watchers (Part 1 and 2),
Part 3,
Part 4
Health Service Journal
Steve Mathieson
March 2006
Implications of Lean Thinking for Healthcare
Healthcare Futures Network, Centre for the Built Environment
Dan Jones
February 2006
