Take off in the operating theatre

Engineer Stefan Wollschläger, a partner in Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin, and Dr Gregor Zehle MBA, a senior consultant at GÖK Consulting AG, Berlin, discuss the benefits of a strategy transfer from the aviation sector to operating theatre management.

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20.12.2007

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Hiring more staff won't fix NHS surgery backlogs (but other measures might)

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