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Doing More For Less: Paediatric Cardiac Surgery - Professor Martin Elliott
Does cardiac surgical treatment need to be as expensive as it is? How might costs may be reduced? Comparisons will be made of the mode of service delivery in the UK with that in India and China, with specific attention being paid to...
Curated Video
Vivien Thomas: the Man who Helped Invent the Heart Surgery
Vivien Thomas was born on August 29, 1910, in New Iberia, Louisiana. He was the son of a carpenter and grandson of an enslaved man. He was a skilled carpenter who saved for seven years to pay for his education but lost it all...
Gresham College
Costly Heart Surgery: Devi Shetty and India's Economies of Scale - Professor Martin Elliott
We’re used to imagining that the western world is leading the way to the future of medicine. However, by overturning the dogma of western medicine, Devi Shetty has managed to transform heart surgery in India from an expensive and...
The Guardian
'One tiny mistake': the teenager whose botched surgery left her locked in
Anna White was 15 when she had her appendix removed at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The surgery appeared to go well, but in recovery she suffered a cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. The lack of...
Gresham College
A Child in the Healthcare System: The Tetralogy of Fallot - Professor Martin Elliott
Professor Martin Elliott explains the ‘pathway of care’ of a young child undergoing heart surgery. Who sees the patient and when, how long are they expected to be in care? Using a single procedure and his own experiences, Professor...
Gresham College
NHS Inefficiencies: Nurses and Private Sector Supplies - Professor Martin Elliott
As Co-Medical Director of Great Ormond Street Hospital, Martin Elliott is well aware of the difficulties in procurement that the modern NHS faces. In this short video, he highlights these difficulties and asks what can be done to fix...
Gresham College
Data and the NHS: How to Understand Big Numbers - Professor Martin Elliott
When dealing with NHS, one quickly runs into problems of scale; it can be hard to fit the sizes, figures and breakdowns into your understanding. Martin Elliott, with the help of Information is Beautiful, shows you just how large the...
The Guardian
Children's lives in the balance at NHS paediatric intensive care unit | This is the NHS
Evelina paediatric intensive care unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London treats the sickest children in the south east. Every case that comes through the doors is a matter of life or death, from major infant cardiac surgery to...
Curated Video
Life-Saving Treatment: Rapid Angioplasty for Heart Attack Patients
This video highlights the life-saving treatment of unblocking arteries through angioplasty, allowing blood to flow back into the heart muscle after a heart attack. It emphasizes the importance of prompt treatment in reducing the risk of...