TY - JOUR T1 - Systems engineering for healthcare improvement 101 JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - s19 LP - s19 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.4-2-s19 VL - 4 IS - Suppl 2 AU - John Dean Y1 - 2017/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/4/Suppl_2/s19.abstract N2 - The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEngineering) has joined forces with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) to explore how systems engineering can be applied to healthcare, with the aim of transforming the system in a scientifically sound and managed way. Their study aims to identify a framework for a systems approach that improves patient care.Systems engineering is well established in engineering theory and practice. It is described by NASA as:A methodical, disciplined approach for the design, realisation, technical management, operations, and retirement of a system. A ‘system’ is a construct or collection of different elements that together produce results not obtainable by … ER -