Annex 3

Elements of a systems approach

This annex describes the essence of the people, systems, design and risk perspectives on the delivery of systems, along with an introduction to systems engineering, an established systems approach commonly used by engineers in the development of technical and socio-technical systems.

A true systems approach is one that consistently delivers a high-quality service and is most likely to be the result of a team successfully integrating people, systems, design and risk perspectives in an ordered and well executed manner. It is only when all four perspectives are robustly understood that a systems approach will have the greatest success. Further reading may be found in the Bibliography.

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Foreword

Executive summary

Introduction

Section 1

Healthcare as a ‘system of systems’

Section 2

Approaches to improvement

Section 3

Defining a systems approach

Section 4

A framework for thinking

Section 5

A framework for action

Annex 1

Applications of the approach

Annex 2

Case studies

Annex 3

Elements of a systems approach

Annex 4

Compilation of approaches

Bibliography

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