Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP

Senior Lecturer | Healthcare Management Group
Executive Education | University of Manchester

Strategy, culture & digital transformation in healthcare

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Three modes of organising for improvement:
(1) Doing things well
(2) Doing things better
(3) Doing better things
An organisational improvement strategy should focus on all three. Many organisations currently are overfocussed on (1) & (2) and under focussed on (3). This is risky because we can end up focused on improving the "wrong" or suboptimal things. The environment of change that we find ourselves in means that we have to focus increasingly on (3). It won't happen unless we build in the time & space for connection, collaboration, experimentation & learning into daily work.
I adapted this table from content in "Improving quality in healthcare: questioning the work for effective change" by Murray Anderson-Wallace & Nick Downham. I really like this book, written by highly experienced practitioners: https://t.co/HfBU4n5U85.

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

For those migrating to Blue sky, feel free to reconnect https://t.co/9A9Gzkbnsv

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

I'll be sunsetting my Twitter / X account over the coming weeks and moving over to Threads and LinkedIn for work-related posts. You can find me here https://t.co/XY5yLZ0oqz and here https://t.co/N2dUCTImMA

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

@BeeNetwork hello Bee network, please can you explain why the 18 service to Manchester Royal Infirmary from Middleton never seems to continue beyond Shudehill Interchange? I rely on this service to get to work yet frequently have to walk or buy another ticket to reach Oxford Rd.

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

I'm pleased to be returning to University of Manchester, where my academic career first started! I'll be based in the Healthcare Management Group, as a Senior Lecturer. Looking forward to working on a range of NHS leadership education programmes with a fantastic group of people

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

Experiencing the Northern Lights with friends in Harrogate tonight, absolutely stunning!

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

Congratulations to all the graduating @DigHealthLeader
participants! 🎉 For interest, an article @rucblack_ruth, myself and and colleagues recently published in Medical Education earlier this year, explores implications for professional identity https://t.co/ZUwBrPxYaW

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

@JamesTitcombe In the same vein, why can't we equip school children with basic first aid skills, and a reasonable understanding of nutrition for good health?

[Hayley Grafton @HayleyGrafton]

🚨Only two days to apply!!! I loved this course, the skills, knowledge and networks I gained and all the doors it has opened since! APPLY NOW 🤩👩‍🎓

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

Great to see see @DigHealthLeader @NHSDigAcademy alumni @HayleyGrafton on the panel at the Digital Healthcare Show today! Transformation ownership: should tech decisions be made by clinical leaders?

[The Digital Health Leadership programme @DigHealthLeader]

📣 The @DigHealthLeader Programme now offers professional registration through @Fed_IP!

Read more about this milestone: https://t.co/aWp8EVVGkM

#DigitalHealth
@NHSDigAcademy

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

Yesterday, we celebrated the graduation of Cohort 5 of the NHS Digital Academy's PG Diploma in Digital Health Leadership, at the House of Lords. Congratulations to all the graduates on reaching this incredible milestone on your leadership journey! 🎉

[The Digital Health Leadership programme @DigHealthLeader]

Still buzzing from the fabulous day we had yesterday celebrating a 5th cohort of NHS change-makers. It’s an honour and a privilege to work with such dedicated and brilliant cohorts of students. Here’s a fun photo of the @imperialcollege team making it all happen @Imperial_IGHI

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

@JamesTitcombe Make sure you go to Alberobello

[The Digital Health Leadership programme @DigHealthLeader]

📢The application window for #Cohort7 of the Digital Health Leadership Programme, part of the @NHSDigAcademy opens tomorrow! Deadline = 25 April #DHLP #digitalhealth #nhs #NHSDA Join one of the application support webinars to find out more 👉https://t.co/QiHPGMgYBo

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

@AlisonLedger13 hi Alison, I'm in Melbourne also, would be great to catch up!

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

Congratulations to everyone involved in the programmes of work that have led to the removal of EEAST from Special Measures; this is a fantastic achievement and a testament to the hard work of the many teams working across the Trust to enhance practice and improve service delivery

[EEAST Ambulance Service @EastEnglandAmb]

Today, NHS England recognised the significant improvements that East of England Ambulance Service has made.

Read more below 👇

https://t.co/RJ8X2rkLb2

[Dr Alisdair Smithies, FRSM, FBCS, LFEDIP @AliSmithies]

@fredsirieix1 MasterChef Australia

[The Digital Health Leadership programme @DigHealthLeader]

The exam board met last week to ratify results for the PG Dip in Digital Health Leadership Cohort 5, and MSc in Digital Health Leadership Cohort 4. Many congratulations to all graduates!! Official transcripts will be out soon. @NHSDigAcademy #DHL_Cohort5 #graduation 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓

[Ant Kitchener @antkitchener]

Such as an important role - and for that very reason we are adding a second Specialist Lecturer Practitioner to our team to work alongside Justin so we can support even more learners to achieve their career aspirations. #Education #Paramedicine @EEAST_Education #Inclusion