“This full toolset”
Tyler Black MD, a psychiatrist, who has become increasingly prominent on social media, and who has been regularly retweeted by the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has stated … Continue reading “This full toolset”
Tag: mechanical metaphors
several screws are missing
[photographed opposite Balgreen, Edinburgh, Friday 14th June 2019]
‘TOOL Library’
As I entered Stirling Central Library last night, I was invited to become a member of a “TOOL Library” My considerations of the increasingly mechanical approach to healthcare in NHS … Continue reading ‘TOOL Library’
The right words are crucial
A recent Healthcare Improvement Scotland blog was titled: The blog begins: “We know there are huge benefits to patients, the public and health and care services if people are at … Continue reading The right words are crucial
‘A formidable armoury’
The Chief Executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland describes his organisation as “a formidable armoury”. I have often found myself wondering why healthcare leaders feel a need to use such military … Continue reading ‘A formidable armoury’
The sacramentum
In ancient Roman law, the sacramentum was an oath or vow that rendered the swearer ever loyal to the Legion.NHS Scotland has recently focussed on this dictat: “without data you’re … Continue reading The sacramentum
Are there now more ‘toolkits’ in healthcare than in B & Q?
As an NHS doctor I was recently sent this “development toolkit”: Healthcare has become ever more reliant on tools, toolkits, dashboards, hubs and traffic lights. All those involved in healthcare … Continue reading Are there now more ‘toolkits’ in healthcare than in B & Q?
Mattering and measurement
I have found this quote by William Edwards Deming to be widely shared by “improvement scientists” involved in healthcare: My concerns about this aphorism are on a number of levels: Implicitly it reduces … Continue reading Mattering and measurement