Press information issued on behalf of:
Amnis Ltd., 3000 Hillswood Drive, Hillswood Business Park, CHERTSEY,
Surrey, KT16 0RS
Web: www.amnis.uk.com
14th September 2009
Praise for 'Lean' book for healthcare professionals
Mark Eaton's updated book on the secrets of 'Lean' for healthcare
practitioners - 'Lean for practitioners' (ISBN 978-1-905823-58-1) -
published at the end of August, has already generated high praise from
healthcare professionals. So Amnis has decided to give away 50 copies
of the book, on request.
Sarah Noon, Assistant Director of Service Improvement at Basildon &
Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, commented: "Mark
Eaton's 'Lean for Practitioners' is one of the best books on Lean I
have read. It's concise, focused on healthcare issues and provides an
overview of the tools as well as how you turn tools into actions and
improvements."
The new, updated sixth edition of Eaton's book builds on his - and
Amnis' - continued experience of providing both practical guidance and
training to healthcare professionals charged with ensuring that both
their organisations' people and processes adhere to the highest
standards in terms of quality, innovation, productivity and prevention.
To help spread Amnis' top tips and techniques for Lean in healthcare,
the company will be giving away copies of the new edition of 'Lean for
Practitioners' to the first 50 people from healthcare organisations who
email their details to Amnis's Client Services Director, Ruth Bodman
(ruthbodman@amnis.uk.com),
requesting a free copy of the book. In addition, everyone who applies
for a free copy of the book will receive a regular copy of Amnis'
newsletter, which contains news and views on healthcare-related
quality, innovation and productivity issues.
Eaton commented: "This book evolves all the time as we find new and
better ways of explaining Lean in healthcare and as new projects and
examples of best practice are completed.
"We're delighted that this new edition has received a great deal of
praise - and we're equally delighted to be able to give away copies of
the book in our on-going campaign to promote knowledge dissemination
and best practice in this important area of healthcare practice."
'Lean for practitioners' focuses on providing essential basic
information on Lean for healthcare professionals. In addition to
examples and case studies, the book contains a number of Lean
checklists, including how to run Lean Rapid Improvement Events and
Value Stream Mapping Events.
After explaining Lean and the concepts behind this philosophy, the book
provides a four step guide to 'going Lean'. It goes on to describe Lean
at different organisational levels.
Having outlined how to 'think Lean', it concludes by explaining the top
five Lean tools and identifying ten key problems healthcare
organisations experience with going Lean.
For further details of the book, along with Amnis' Lean-related
guidance and training, contact Amnis at
info@amnis.uk.com or call 0870
446 1002.
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About Amnis Limited
Working with both public and private sector organisations, Amnis is a
consultancy which specialises in quality, innovation and productivity
improvement, helping clients plan and deploy strategies for successful
transformation. Its goal is to help clients not only deliver
sustainable change but also to develop their capability to tackle their
next challenges.
Providing both consultancy and training services, Amnis' team includes
specialists in Lean/Six Sigma, organisational development, strategic
planning, change management and systems thinking.
Further information from:
Mark Eaton, Amnis, 00 44 (0) 870 446 1002;
markeaton@amnis.uk.com
Bob
Little, Bob Little Press & PR, 00 44 (0)1727 860405;
bob.little@boblittlepr.com
