Meridian Productivity Limited
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Case Studies & References
    • by Region
    • by Area of Work
    • Video Testimonials
  • News
  • The Team
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Meridian – LTS Pathology Partnership
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Case Studies & References
    • by Region
    • by Area of Work
    • Video Testimonials
  • News
  • The Team
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Meridian – LTS Pathology Partnership

June 19, 2020

The need to think outside of the box

As a company currently working with providers to improve the delivery of care – cost, quality, and performance – we see our clients attempting to juggle the avalanche of guidance, recommendations and policies from various professional bodies, unions, and from NHSEI.

It sits uncomfortably with us that some have interpreted this information and  concluded that, in the pursuit of trying to keep patients and staff safe as a result of the pandemic, the throughput and capacity of a department needs to be reduced. In most cases, this cannot be furthest from the truth.

What happened to the ‘new normal’ that we heard about, where red tape and bureaucracy for it’s own ends were cast aside and abandoned in the spirit of ‘ all hands to the pumps’? What happened to counting, measuring, and looking for different ways of doing things? Was that cast aside too in the race to be fee of these bonds of the rigid past? Surely it’s not right that we can simply, at the wave of a couple of keys on a keyboard see, treat, and help less people as compared to before the pandemic. It’s incredibly frustrating that the lessons learned from the phenomenal work displayed by thousands of NHS staff up and down the country are completely being discarded. Let’s not forget the many patients that were discharged, the staffing ratios that were changed, an entire hospital being built in a week that goes to show what can be achieved with the resources we have, and a bit of creative thinking, tenacity and courage.

Why are we not even trying to establish the truth, by firstly examining how long things take, how many times they will occur, who needs to do them, why it needs to be done, and the process of how things need to be done for the purposes of trying to find a way to do more with the same resource?

The one precious thing we so fondly clapped our hands for each Thursday , are the people working at the frontline of our NHS and Care Services. We squander and waste their precious time whilst simultaneously failing to deliver care to those who need it when we start to arrive at conclusions such as these, without firstly even making an attempt to find out what is true, let alone be creative in how we think.

Let’s get back to basics, please?

Muhammad Haji

Director, Meridian Productivity

Previous StoryOn GRIP
Next StoryGreater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust – Reference Letter

Related Articles

  • Meridian Productivity Roundtable
  • Our message is simple. Protect the NHS. And those waiting for treatment.

Twitter Feed

Tweets by meridianpl

Recent Posts

  • Meridian Productivity Roundtable
  • Our message is simple. Protect the NHS. And those waiting for treatment.
  • (no title)
  • HFMA Headline Session with Northern Health and Social Care Trust
  • Summary of our first webinar

Archives

  • June 2021
  • January 2021
  • November 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • September 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2017
  • Importance of Upskilling in your Laboratory: Understanding Finance as a Lab Manager
  • Understanding Your Team: Building an Effective Team Charter in any Laboratory Setting
  • Revolutionizing Healthcare Laboratory Quality Control Testing with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Should Laboratory Staff be Concerned about Automation?
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Case Studies & References
  • News
  • The Team
  • Careers
  • Contact Us
  • Meridian – LTS Pathology Partnership

© Meridian Productivity Ltd. 2023

Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Opt Out Read More
Cookie Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
SAVE & ACCEPT