CASE STUDY: THEATRE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME BACKGROUND The theatre service in the hospital was spread across three buildings, and was directly managed by a group of theatre team leaders. These team leaders reported to a theatre manager, with the various consultant teams falling under Business Development Managers. The system and processes in place showed a general lack of control over the inputs and outputs of theatre and an inability to effectively control the available resources, with the result that the service was not achieving its potential in terms of throughput and value for money. STUDY FINDINGS Following a week long study across the three theatre suites within the hospital, combined with extensive discussion with the theatre management team, M

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