From clinical research to data science, critical care to paramedic services, anthropology to engineering, facilities management and more, hosts Graham Martin and Tara Lamont reflect on the previous seven episodes, revisiting the key points and insights shared from our guests in the field of healthcare improvement.

This is our last episode of series 2 of the Listen to THIS podcast. In this series, we’ve explored learning from failure, doing less, relationships and team working, working across disciplines and breaking down boundaries, coproduction, accessing care and learning from a major crisis – all elements that can contribute to improving healthcare.

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Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them.

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Can principles from design and the integration of technology help us improve quality and care for patients through better research? What boundaries are encountered when different disciplines are applied to finding innovative solutions to challenges in healthcare?

In this episode, host Kristina Wanyonyi-Kay is joined by Graham Pullin, Kurannen Baaki and Niels Peek to explore what taking a holistic approach to improving healthcare can look like. They discuss:

· How the design of a prosthetic limb can define its relationship with its wearer, and how they are seen by others

· The role facilities management can play in creating an efficient hospital workplace that improves patient outcomes

· Whether technologists underestimate the complexity of healthcare services and how we can take advantage of the opportunities that new technologies and data present

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Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From cutting down the use of antibiotics to unnecessary lab tests and scans, how can we educate patients and staff to accept that less may be better? Overmedicalisation is often seen as a problem that can be solved by educating patients and staff to accept that less may be better.

In this episode, host Tara Lamont and guests Heather Cassie, Claire Hastings and Jane O’Hara explore some of the reasons why this can be hard for staff and systems in healthcare today.

•How do we know what to reduce or add into the system?

•Where are the trade-offs between policies, processes and patient expectations?

•The importance of trust in staff-patient relationships and how health literacy affects patient expectations

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Listen to THIS is the healthcare research podcast which explores how we can improve the quality and safety of healthcare, diving into both current and longstanding healthcare challenges and shining a light on the work that's being done to address them.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.