Thanks Pete
all the best
Soo
>>> Peter Miles <[log in to unmask]> 10/31/08 7:41 am >>>
Soo,
Yes, my business partner Bill Rodger has been running (and evolving) the
process for nearly 20 years now. Very wide range of applications, only a
couple of them in the health sector so far but considerable interest
resulting from our Manchester case study.
More info on our website, and I have attached an excerpt from a book (no
longer in print) that provides some history and context in case it is of
interest. Happy to meet to demo the technique some time (I am based in
Manchester and get to Preston quite a bit too).
Pete
Peter Miles
Managing Director
Complexity Solutions Ltd
0161 439 3160
07802 221692
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www.complexitysolutions.com
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From: Complexity and chaos theories applied to primary medical and social
care [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Soo Downe
Sent: 30 October 2008 17:17
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: networking
Sorry for not getting back sooner Peter - work expands to fill the time
available and so on! this does look like an interesting approach - has it
been tried in many contexts?
all the best
soo
>>> Peter Miles <[log in to unmask]> 13/10/2008 09:08 >>>
Paul, (and Soo, who is a little closer!),
We ran an intervention (with a facilitated workshop technique based on
Complexity principles) last summer to help Trusts across Greater Manchester
in the UK to prepare for a major transformation in maternity (and
children's) services.
The transformation is named "Making it Better" and you can find more at
http://www.bestforhealth.nhs.uk/page.asp?branchid=CHILDADULT . I understand
that a new 'implementation' website is being created, I can ask for more
info and/or contacts if you are interested.
We have a case study for our specific intervention, which was focused on the
Chief Exec's of the Trusts and their need to 'Clear the decks' in
preparation for this major change. This is available from the home page of
our website at www.complexitysolutions.com
Regards,
Pete
Peter Miles
Managing Director
Complexity Solutions Ltd
0161 209 3800
07802 221692
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www.complexitysolutions.com
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From: Complexity and chaos theories applied to primary medical and social
care [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul
Bennett
Sent: 13 October 2008 00:42
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: networking
Dear Soo
I am also interested in some of the processes around maternity services as
my wife is a midwife. From listening to her talk of the function/disfunction
that occurs at times through the women's journey during her pregnancy and
then postpartum I see there is a need for a closer look. At present the
Australian government is conducting a review into maternity services in this
country so there is an opportunity to have some constructive input into the
design and delivery of services to women.
I would like to contact you to further discuss the issue.
Regards
Paul
Paul Bennett
Primary Health Care Education Officer
Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health - Broken Hill
PO Box 457
BROKEN HILL NSW 2880
www.drh.med.usyd.edu.au
Phone: 08-8080-1205
Fax: 08-8080-1258
Mobile Number: 0407-959-839
>>> Soo Downe <[log in to unmask]> 11/10/2008 12:37 am >>>
My interest is in complexity, uncertainty, and salutogenesis as applied to
maternity care, and, in particular, in understanding how an insight into
complex adaptive processes in the physiology of pregnancy and childbirth,
and in the organisation of maternity services (and organisational change)
may help us to resolve some of the current dilemmas around excessive
intervention in some women/populations and insufficient intervention in
others, sometimes in the same geographical area or hospital.
Best wishes
Soo
Professor Soo Downe
Director
WISH Reseach Group
and ReaCH (Research in Childbirth and Health) unit
Faculty of Health
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR1 2HE
Lancashire
England
UNITED KINGDOM
+44 (0) 1772 893815
tel: 01772 893815
>>> Chris Burton <[log in to unmask]> 01/10/2008 09:58 >>>
Yes we could if we want - this list is self organising!
As a person brought up pre-facebook, would it be useful (at least for
now) for people to send in a 1 paragraph email about who they are and
what they're doing with complexity / wanting complexity to do for them?
Chris
Anne Cunningham wrote:
> Could we have a Facebook group or some other virtual way of networking?
>
> Anne Marie
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> Dr Anne Marie Cunningham
> Clinical Lecturer
> Department of Primary Care and Public Health
> Centre for Health Sciences Research
> Cardiff University
> 3rd Floor, Neuadd Meirionnydd
> Heath Park
> Cardiff
> CF14 4XN
>
> Tel: 02920 68 71 70
> Fax: 02920 68 7219
>
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