28/05/2026
"The pressure's undeniable. It is clearly evident from patient experience, from the workforce experience and the statistics that patient flow is now not just an efficiency problem. It's a safety problem as well, and leaders need something practical. Something that's not just a theory." - Dr Paul Deffley, Chief Medical Officer, Alcidion
When patient flow fails, it is not just an operational headache. It shows up in longer stays, stranded patients, staff under sustained pressure and clinical risk that compounds with every hour of delay.
On this episode of Digital Health Unplugged, Dr Paul Deffley and Tracy McClelland from Alcidion join host Jordan Sollof to talk about what hospitals can do about it.
They discuss the thinking behind Alcidion's new patient flow handbook, real-world progress at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the recommendations from the Public Policy Projects report on bed management and patient flow. They also share practical starting points for leaders who want to make improvements now, not in a year's time.
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Alcidion’s Paul Deffley and Tracy McClelland join Jordan Sollof to discuss why patient flow is essential for the NHS and patients.