After a few months the ECIST blog returns with a brilliant blog by Karla Parker (improvement manager) with the emergency care improvement support team. Karla has recently set up her own blog and has kindly allowed ECIST to share this powerful and personal blog, she has also recorded … Continue reading Action Not Words →

              In this week's blog Sophie Stoker (senior physiotherapist) from Hartlepool and North Tees NHS Trust shares a very personal story. Sophie discusses how every decision clinicians make has a benefit and risk associated with it, and why it is important to keep the patient at the centre of … Continue reading Is Every Fall A Failing? →

          This week ECIST would like to say a big thank you to the health writer and commentator Roy Lilley. Roy has kindly allowed us to share one of his blogs. Roy is part of the team behind the Academy of Fabulous stuff and the Institute of Healthcare Management, as well … Continue reading Motoring →

          Calum Macgregor (improvement manager) from the emergency care improvement support team (ECIST) shares his experience of participating in a rapid process improvement event. Follow Calum on twitter @macgregor_calum and his colleagues Helen Krysinski @HKrysinski and Nick Holding @wolvesboy    Curiosity killed the cat. However, in humans it is a trait that we want … Continue reading Arrowe Park Hospital Rapid Process Improvement Event →

          James Owen (programme partner) at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust discusses how he uses Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in his role. This is the third in a series of blogs James will be writing. Follow James on Twitter @jowen3101 and the Continuous Quality Improvement Team @RWT_CQI … Continue reading Put First Things First →