Cambridge Independent: NHS system in need of vital surgery
Hospitals are not as glamorous as portrayed in popular shows like “Grey’s Anatomy” or “House”, writes Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management at Cambridge Judge Business School. In reality, hospitals have many routine procedures that don’t need much…
Cambridge Independent: Seven ways to cure the ills of the NHS
Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management at Cambridge Judge, delivers his prescription for Britain’s National Health Service – from simplifying the hospital structure to solving the social care crisis to raising more money. Read the full article [cambridgeindependent.co.uk]…
Separating routine and complex healthcare
Simplifying general hospital services to make them more manageable is a route to solving the current healthcare crisis, say two healthcare experts at Cambridge Judge Business School. Every day seems to bring fresh misery for the NHS - from the…
Workload and patient treatment
Workload affects both treatment and referral decisions by "gatekeepers" to specialist services such as primary care physicians and emergency doctors, says a new study co-authored at Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. People with serious ailments naturally desire immediate…
Cambridge Business Magazine: Split Addenbrooke’s in two
The financial straits of Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the NHS more broadly underline the need to split up “general” hospitals in the UK, argues Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management at Cambridge Judge. Read the full article [edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk]…
Split up ‘general’ hospitals
The financial straits of Addenbrooke's Hospital and the NHS more broadly underline the need to split up "general" hospitals, Professor Stefan Scholtes argues in Cambridge Business magazine. The financial troubles of Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and the National Health Service…
Phys.org: Flexible engineering design for infrastructure projects
Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, co-authors a book on flexibility in engineering design. The book co-written with Richard de Neufville illustrates how FIED concepts can be applied to all sorts of engineering…
Why big data comes with big headaches for the healthcare sector
"Big Data" is a phrase that seems to get many people excited these days. The potential is clearly so enormous that society seems to naturally believe it is the answer to everything. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that people…
Cambridge News: Circle pull-out at Hinchingbrooke Hospital could spell end for private companies running NHS trusts
Last week, Circle decided to pull out of its contract for running Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Cambridge News investigates the impact this will have on hospitals. Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, thinks that Circle's…
Singapore Business Times: Risk appetite should be aligned with corporate goals
A recent study of 82,000 patients in German hospitals by professors Ludwig Kuntz of University of Cologne, Roman Mennicken of Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung and Stefan Scholtes of Cambridge University found that mortality rose rapidly when hospital occupancy levels hit…