Poor patient flow increases the likelihood of harm to patients and raises healthcare costs by failing to make the best use of skilled staff time. This evidence scan compiles examples, from published empirical research, of strategies used to help improve patient flow across organisations or pathways of care.
The empirical evidence reviewed by the scan suggests that healthcare teams wanting to analyse and alter patient flow should note the following key learning points:
Authors
- Collection
- Social welfare
- Corporate Author
- Health Foundation (Great Britain)
- Material Type
- Reports
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Evidence scan; no. 19