Partnering to drive efficiencies in Cardiology with Leeds Teaching Hospitals

How Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust partnered with Philips to optimise the operational performance of its interventional cardiology (Cath Lab) services, through a joint service improvement project. 

As part of an existing Managed Service strategic partnership, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Philips launched a joint service improvement project to address the challenges of increasing demand and patient waiting times, within known resource constraints. The project focused on engaging Trust clinical teams to identify and implement improvements to patient flow and staff experience, while realising the benefit of investments in new Cath Lab image guided therapy equipment (Philips Azurion) and operational and scheduling informatics (CareCube – a third-party solution).