Is collaborative improvement really possible in healthcare?

In the words of one CEO the savings that need to be made in the NHS will not be achieved by buying paperclips more cheaply or by banning the purchase of post-it notes. The only real way forward to achieve the improvements that are really required is to work collaboratively – but is it really possible to do this?

There are few healthcare systems that can show evidence of working together collaboratively on anything more than a small scale. In fact, much collaboration is resisted because one party will see that the outcome is detrimental to their own organisation’s income or activity. Whole programmes have been put at risk by the inertia that enters into a system when senior leaders think parochially and lose sight of the bigger picture and the fact that ultimately everyone will be a winner but not everyone can win everytime.

To find out more about how we are working with whole health systems to introduce collaborative transformation contact us today on 0870-446-1002 or visit our website at www.amnis.uk.com.

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