Releasing Time to Care Stocktake Report
This report includes the main findings and
themes of the Releasing Time to Care Programme across NHSScotland
and makes recommendations for the ongoing implementation, spread
and sustainability of the programme’s work.
Releasing Time to Care quality improvement programme
Using LEAN methodology, The Releasing Time to
Care (RTC) Programme helps NHS staff examine a range of existing
systems and processes within their healthcare settings and provides
an opportunity to view these systems and processes through a
different lens.
Teams are empowered to make positive changes,
eliminating waste and inefficiencies, releasing more time to
provide direct patient care. This helps improve the quality of care
provided for patients and often, in the process, makes savings and
efficiencies.
The Scottish Government recently commissioned
the RTC Programme to Healthcare Improvement Scotland in 2011 to
further support the implementation, spread and sustainability of
the programme across NHSScotland and to measure the impact of this
improvement work.
At the outset, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
undertook a stocktake of the current position of the programme
across all NHS boards. The stocktake methodology included gathering
qualitative and quantitative data through questionnaires and face
to face discussion with Executive Sponsors and Programme Leads in
each NHS board
Published Date: 30 May 2012
