TY - JOUR T1 - Reducing turnaround time for inpatient plain film imaging JF - Future Hospital Journal JO - Future Hosp J SP - s27 LP - s27 DO - 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-s27 VL - 3 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Camus Nimmo AU - Heather Groombridge AU - Andrew Wendruff Y1 - 2016/06/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/Suppl_2/s27.abstract N2 - To improve hospital flow by reducing the turnaround time (time from request to exam) for medical inpatients.This project took place at an urban teaching hospital between January and July 2015. The plain film imaging pathway was broken down and examined with key stakeholders, including doctors, superintendent radiographers and representatives from portering and information technology. Bottlenecks were identified in each stage of the process, and appropriate interventions designed. These included identifying potential improvements to the hospital's electronic health records system … ER -