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What we heard

From clinical research to data science, critical care to paramedic services, anthropology to engineering, facilities management and more, hosts Graham Martin and Tara Lamont reflect on the previous seven episodes, revisiting the key points and insights shared from our guests in the field of healthcare improvement. This is our last episode of series 2 of the Listen to THIS podcast. In this series, we’ve explored learning from failure, doing less, relationships and team working, working across disciplines and breaking down boundaries, coproduction, accessing care and learning from a major crisis – all elements that can contribute to improving healthcare.  ---------------------------------- Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Breaking down boundaries - bringing fresh perspectives to healthcare improvement

Can principles from design and the integration of technology help us improve quality and care for patients through better research? What boundaries are encountered when different disciplines are applied to finding innovative solutions to challenges in healthcare? In this episode, host Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/kristina-wanyonyi-kay/] is joined by Graham Pullin [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-graham-pullin/], Kurannen Baaki [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-kurannen-baaki/] and Niels Peek [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/professor-niels-peek/] to explore what taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare can look like. They discuss: ·      How the design of a prosthetic limb can define its relationship with its wearer, and how they are seen by others ·      The role facilities management can play in creating an efficient hospital workplace that improves patient outcomes ·      Whether technologists underestimate the complexity of healthcare services and how we can take advantage of the opportunities that new technologies and data present ---------------------------------- Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Why is it so hard to do less in healthcare?

From cutting down the use of antibiotics to unnecessary lab tests and scans, how can we educate patients and staff to accept that less may be better? Overmedicalisation is often seen as a problem that can be solved by educating patients and staff to accept that less may be better.  In this episode, host Tara Lamont and guests Heather Cassie, Claire Hastings and Jane O’Hara explore some of the reasons why this can be hard for staff and systems in healthcare today. •How do we know what to reduce or add into the system? •Where are the trade-offs between policies, processes and patient expectations? •The importance of trust in staff-patient relationships and how health literacy affects patient expectations  -------------------- Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Co-production and engagement with service users

Carrying out healthcare improvement research without working with the people actively embedded in the system may not translate into practice. But who should be involved and how can they contribute to enhancing research in a meaningful way.  In this episode, host Graham Martin [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/professor-graham-martin/] and guests Oli Williams [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-oli-williams/], Michelle Peter [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-michelle-peter/] and Nicola Boydell [https://www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk/about/people/dr-nicola-boydell/] unpack terms such as co-production (and how they can be misunderstood), and explore how to put these concepts into action and the ways they can inform improvement research. They’ll discuss:  * How can we amplify the voices of underrepresented groups, so we find solutions for the disparities that exist in maternal and pregnancy outcomes?  * How can engaging the right people lead to improvement within sexual and reproductive health services?  * What are the three categories of co-production and how are they used in designing healthcare services research.  ------------------- Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Improving critical care with lessons from the pandemic

Over a quarter of a million people in the UK enter critical care each year. They’ll be the sickest patients, needing the most advanced care and highly skilled staff to monitor them closely.  In this episode we’ll focus on what's distinct about the critical care setting and the particular challenges for improving services and carrying out research and discuss: •How do we take forward what we learned from the pandemic so we are prepared for future uncertainties and demands? •What do we mean by quality and safety in the critical care environment? •How do we get the balance right, between protocolised care and responding to the needs of patients? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.