Improvements and Ice-cream
I’d like to start with a story about a young Tanzanian boy named Erasto Mpemba. It was 1969, it was very hot, and he was making ice cream. Ice-cream making was an extremely popular pastime and there was fierce competition to be fast to ensure that you would definitely get a spot in the freezer […]
SAPPHIRE Spotlight: Damian Roland
We’re lucky in SAPPHIRE to have lots of incredible researchers doing fascinating work. These SAPPHIRE Spotlight profiles will highlight some of them and their exciting research projects. The series starts with Dr Damian Roland, who is a Consultant at the University of Leicester NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the SAPPHIRE group. Damian’s […]
Programme Theory – What is it and how will it help me to improve patient care?
Previously, I thought about how I have intuitively understood theory, and how I’ve been using it without realising it. But now, I have read a ‘using theory’ blog and a paper which proposes that better use of theory could enhance my improvement efforts. As I write this blog, I’m still not convinced if this extra […]
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