7. This pathway eliminates £1.2 million of waste from service provision This pathway eliminates £1.2 million of waste from service provision
8. It has also given a process base to plan a new £35 million chemotherapy centre
9. So, how did the Lean project come about at the Christie?
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11. “ I felt nervous enough coming to hospital but waiting all that time, just made me really worried and anxious”
12. “ and then waiting again, this time for 45 minutes in pharmacy was too much. I just wanted to go home”
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14. W1 W2 Patient waits whilst bloods / treatment is checked by coordinator Coord. contacts Day Services / Pharmacy to locate script Coordinator chases up to get completed Patient given pager (if wait is long) Patient paged (if not present) Patient sent home and asked to return next day Coordinator answer queries and contact relevant staff Patient appointment re-scheduled W3 W4 W7 W8 W10 W5 W6 Nurse organises transport W11 Nurse carries out checks Patient goes to pick up TTO’S W9 All of these boxes were areas of waste
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18. Through focusing on the patient and ensuring comprehensive clinical engagement, we have dramatically streamlined the patient pathway And the unique element is that this Lean project has led the design of our new £35 million chemotherapy centre which will open in 2010