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Success and Failure in Medicine

Going Lean: Health and the Toyota Way

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Dr Kevin Fong visits a public hospital in the US to discover how the principles of lean management is affecting patient care. Show more

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Success and Failure in Medicine

Failing Gracefully

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Dr Kevin Fong explores the role that complex technology plays in high-risk systems and what it means for healthcare. Show more

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Success and Failure in Medicine

“Faster, Better, Cheaper”

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Faster, better, cheaper: Dr Kevin Fong explores the success and failure of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and their recent unmanned missions to Mars. Show more

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Success and Failure in Medicine

The Business of Failure

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service West and Central Africa

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Dr Kevin Fong flies with a US air ambulance crew and discovers why it’s seen as one of the most dangerous occupations in America. Show more