What a new Lean 4.0 study shows about idle time in operating theatres, and the research agenda it opens for surgical flow and efficiency.

Why older patients return to the emergency department within 30 days: key factors behind ED revisits and gaps in post-discharge care.

How a large public hospital emergency department was transformed with Lean: the structured approach, changes made and results for patient flow.

A Delphi framework for effective hospital discharge planning: expert consensus on the elements that reduce readmissions.

An ethnographic study of how hospital teams adapt when demand exceeds capacity, and what it means for resilience.

Strategising towards the future hospital: a systems approach to visualising hospital design logic.

How bedroom ventilation affects indoor air quality in elderly care facilities, from Wu, Kumar and Cao (2024).