Paul Devlin (improvement manager) from the emergency care intensive support team (ECIST) discusses how the NHS's first amateur radio station is being used to promote initiatives that improve health and wellbeing. ECIST would like to thank Paul for allowing us to share his article which first appeared in the emergency service times. Follow Paul on … Continue reading GB1 NHS – Amateur Radio →

In this week's blog we share the FOCUS model - a set of guiding principles to help teams standardise operational site management. The model was created by four of our ECIST colleagues: Improvement managers Annie Prime, Andy Aldridge and Marie Herring, and senior improvement manager Tim Gillatt. The article describing the model was first published … Continue reading The FOCUS Model →

            In this weeks blog we share the story of how Dr Dan Boden (emergency medicine consultant) took a different approach to recruitment and retention in emergency medicine, and achieved some great results. Dan's work was initially shared as part of the #SpreadingGoodStories series, and published by The Academy of Fabulous Stuff. … Continue reading Cracking Recruitment and Retention in Emergency Medicine →

Vincent Baxter (improvement manager) from the emergency care intensive support team reflects on the experience of accessing urgent and emergency mental health care, and discusses what is required to improve the experience of individuals having a mental health crisis.   Imagine you arrive at the accident and emergency (A&E) department alone, sent there after calling … Continue reading Accessing urgent and emergency mental health care →

This week's blog is by Mark Graban. Mark is an internationally-recognized consultant, published author, professional speaker, and blogger. ECIST would like to thank Mark for allowing us to share his post which first appeared on his blog on May 16th 2019. Follow Mark on twitter: @MarkGraban. ECIST would also like to thank our colleague Nick Holding for … Continue reading When Old Habits and Old Science No Longer Make Sense – Evidence vs. Habit in Medicine and #Lean →