Absolutely - Stuart Harrison (former NHS Digital Head of Clinical Safety), Standards expert and member of the IET Healthcare Sector Panel is worth talking to www.ethos.co.im/.../

Peter, Thanks for your reply. Are you agreeing with me or can the NHS do without process management? I'm really keen on digital and BS EN ISO 13940 - health informatics. The standard has a good section on healthcare process but it's a long way from healthcare practice. I've spent the last 6 years trying to make a change. I'd like to play a bigger part in the activities of this SIG.

I'm saying they do: we had a great example of this in the context of surgery as part of the TPN Healthcare Lecture a couple of years back. But I will absolutely defer to Stuart who is both expert and passionate on this topic: let me know if you need support connecting with him

Thanks again Peter. I'm on the ethos web site now and will contact Stuart.

Peter,

I've had a great response from Stuart and we are meeting up in the next couple of weeks. I'm really looking forward to the meeting. I've been pushing for the NHS to adopt Quality Management. See my latest blog here https://q.health.org.uk/blog-post/applying-jurans-trilogy-in-the-nhs/ I would dearly like the IET to join with me in this quest. To that end I have been trying to become more involved with the IET healthcare group via Gemma. I have had a bit to do with Nury in the past. The NHS is in such a mess that something has got to change. After 6 years of research  I have concluded that quality management  could be the only solution. I'm sure that Stuart has some interesting ideas in this area also.

Regards

Tom

Great to hear! Will follow up with Stuart and Nury as this feels like something we could pick up at a cross-sector policy level within the IET as well

Thanks Peter, That would be great. A new app and some AI will not solve the problems in the NHS - but they seem think it will.

Regards

Tom

Thanks Peter, That would be great. A new app and some AI will not solve the problems in the NHS - but they seem think it will.

Regards

Tom

the two of you will get on like a house on fire!