Amnis, with our partners DNV, has been pioneering a new approach to Lean in healthcare for some time.  Our messages are simple; lean is just one of a number of improvement tools you can choose to transform your organisation and if you are going to invest the time, resources and energy into making the change in the first place, it makes sense to do that in a way that is sustainable, safe and responsible.  The video below outlines the key components of this approach.  Take a few minutes to review it, download the eBooks and contact us at any time if you feel that your organisation cou

As I was running a series of programmes with the NHS last week and again earlier this week, I was asked several times 'When do we know we are a truly Lean Hospital?'

This is an interesting concept and combines factors such as the numbers of people who are trained as 'Change Agents' and their level of training, the broad awareness of Lean across a trust and a core of 'Practitioners' who have been involved in multiple events.