A brief summary: health systems of Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa
To improve the delivery of emergency care; awareness of the health system and in-country factors that influence the delivery of
Stock-outs in SA hospitals…could it be that our daily inventory systems are outdated?
Innovation is for many what medical progress is about. It is about better technologies to diagnose, intervene or new treatment
Territorial wars, imaginary boundaries and the patient journey
For most of my career I have had a foot in two worlds. One world is inside of a hospital
Improving access to care in Zambia
Emergencies occur everywhere, and each day, they consume resources regardless of whether there are systems capable of achieving good outcomes.
Facilitating change: Five Lessons learnt facilitating training in Zambia
I am travelling to Zambia next week to evaluate and build on a project to improve access to emergency care
On ‘death and dying’ and organisational change
‘Buy-in’ is a term commonly used when talking about change in the workplace. We want everyone to buy in to
Mistake-proofing lessons from an Antarctic swim
In 2005 Lewis Pugh undertook the world’s most southerly long-distance swim at Peterman Island in the Antarctic Peninsula at South
Ebola: Are we learning the right lessons?
Last week I attended a conference where the Ebola outbreak was covered by addressing rapid needs assessments and identification of
Communication: Semmelweis vs Florence Nightingale
A comparison of two intriguing nineteenth century change agents. The lady with the lamp: Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing,
A match made in healthcare improvement heaven
I’ve been collaborating with the Lean Institute Africa for the past six months and the collaboration has now been formalised.