Improving our health by translating research evidence into local NHS practice

Theme 1

From structure to function: Health service redesign

Theme Lead
Dr Jonathan Shapiro, Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham

The University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHBFT), Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust (SWBHT) and Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust (WHT) are all undergoing major transformations over the next few years that include the development of new hospital facilities. In all three cases, most service pathways will need to be redesigned to make the services offered to patients more responsive, accessible, and sustainable in human and financial terms. This research will assess the nature of the drivers for these changes, and the changes themselves, within different levels of the organisations. More