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2023

McNamara, M., Ward, M. and Teeling, S.P., (2023) Making a Sustainable Difference to People, Processes and Systems: Whole-Systems Approaches to Process Improvement in Health Systems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 20(7), p.5232.

Teeling, S.P., Keown, A., Cunningham, Ú. & Keegan, D. (2023) "The application of a person-centred approach to process improvement in ophthalmology services in the North East of the Republic of Ireland", International practice development journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-18.

Teeling, S.P., McGuirk, M., McNamara, M., McGroarty, M., Igoe, A. (2023) ‘The Utilization of Lean Six Sigma Methodologies in Enhancing Surgical Pathways and Surgical Rehabilitation’, Applied Sciences, 13(12), 6920.

2022

Daly, A., Teeling, S.P., Garvey, S., Ward, M. and McNamara, M., 2022. Using a Combined Lean and Person-Centred Approach to Support the Resumption of Routine Hospital Activity following the First Wave of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), p.2754. 

Moffatt, S., Garry, C., McCann, H., Teeling, S. P., Ward, M. and McNamara, M. (2022) ‘The Use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Reduction of Patient Length of Stay Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 1588.

Teeling, S.P., Dewing, J. and Baldie, D., 2022. Developing New Methods for Person-Centred Approaches to Adjudicate Context–Mechanism–Outcome Configurations in Realist Evaluation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 19(4), p.2370.

Ward, M. E., Daly, A., McNamara, M., Garvey, S. and Teeling, S. P. (2022) ‘A Case Study of a Whole System Approach to Improvement in an Acute Hospital Setting’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI AG, vol. 19, no. 3, p. 1246

2021

Daly, A., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M., McNamara, M., and Robinson, C., 2021. The Use of Lean Six Sigma for Improving Availability of and Access to Emergency Department Data to Facilitate Patient Flow. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(21), p.11030.

Daly, A., Wolfe, N., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M. and McNamara, M., 2021. Redesigning the Process for Scheduling Elective Orthopaedic Surgery: A Combined Lean Six Sigma and Person-Centred Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(22), p.11946.

Dempsey, A., Robinson, C., Moffatt, N., Hennessy, T., Bradshaw, A., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M., McNamara, M. (2021) Lean Six Sigma Redesign of a Process for Healthcare Mandatory Education in Basic Life Support—A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18, 11653.Donegan, D., Teeling, S.P., McNamara, M., McAweeney, E., McGrory, l., Mooney, R. (2021) 'Calling time on the 'dance of the blind reflex': how collaborative working reduced older persons' length of stay in acute care and increased home discharge, International Practice Development Journal, 11 (1).

Egan, P., Pierce, A., Flynn, A., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M. and McNamara, M., 2021. Releasing Operating Room Nursing Time to Care through the Reduction of Surgical Case Preparation Time: A Lean Six Sigma Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(22), p.12098

O’Mahony, L., McCarthy, K., O’Donoghue, J., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M. and McNamara, M., 2021. Using Lean Six Sigma to Redesign the Supply Chain to the Operating Room Department of a Private Hospital to Reduce Associated Costs and Release Nursing Time to Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(21), p.11011.

Teeling, S.P., Davies, C., Barnard, M., O’Connor, L., Coffey, A., Lambert, V., McNamara, M., Tuohy, D., Frawley, T., Redmond, C., Somanadhan, S., Casey, M., Corcoran, Y., Doody, O., O’Brien, D., Noonan, M., Smith, R., Bradshaw, C., Murphy, S., Dore, L., Lyons, R., McGeehan, M. and Gallen, A., 2021. A Rapid Realist Review of Quality Care Process Metrics Implementation in Nursing and Midwifery Practice. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(22), p.11932.

Wolfe, N., Teeling, S.P., Ward, M., McNamara, M. and Koshy, L., 2021. Operation Note Transformation: The Application of Lean Six Sigma to Improve the Process of Documenting the Operation Note in a Private Hospital Setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, [online] 18(22), p.12217.

2020

Connolly, K., Teeling, SP., McNamara, M (2020) 'Live well after stroke', International Practice Development Journal, 10 (2), Article 5.

Sanders, K; Marriott-Statham, K; Mackay, M; McMillan, A; Rennie, K; Robinson, BA; Teeling, SP. (2020) 'The Student International Community of Practice: a critical reflection on the shared experience of being a member, using creative hermeneutics' ,International Practice Development Journal, 10 (1).

Teeling, SP., Dewing, J., Baldie, D. (2020) 'A Discussion of the Synergy and Divergence between Lean Six Sigma and Person-Centred Improvement Sciences', International Journal of Research in Nursing, 11, 10-23.

2019

Brown R, Grehan P, Brennan M, Carter D, Brady A, Moore E, Teeling SP, Ward M, Eaton D Using Lean Six Sigma to improve rates of day of surgery admission in a national thoracic surgery department International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1):14-21

Creed M, McGuirk M, Buckley R, De Brun A, Kiliduff, M. (2018). Using Lean Six Sigma to Improve Controlled Drug Processes and Release Nursing Time. Journal of Nursing Care Quality. 34. 1. 10.

Davies C, Lyons C, Whyte R, Optimising nursing time in a day care unit: Quality improvement using Lean Six Sigma methodology, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, Volume 31, Issue Supplement_1, December 2019, Pages 22–28

Hynes, J.P., Murray, A.S., Murray, O.M., Eustace, S.K., Gilchrist, S., Dolan, A. & Lawler, L.P. 2019, "Use of Lean Six Sigma methodology shows reduction of inpatient waiting time for peripherally inserted central catheter placement", Clinical Radiology, vol. 74, no. 9, pp. 733.e5-733.e9.

McGrath K, Casserly M, O'Mara F, Muslow J, Shields C, Staunton O, Ward M, Teeling SP (2019) Zap it track it: the application of Lean Six Sigma methods to improve the screening system of low-grade mucinous neoplasms of the appendix in an acute hospital setting. International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1):35-44 23

McNamara, M. Teeling, SP. (2019) Developing a university accredited Lean Six Sigma curriculum to overcome system blindness.  International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1):3-5

McNamara M, Teeling SP, Shannon M (2019). Integrative Nursing in Ireland In: Integrative Nursing. Editors: Kreitzer, Mary Jo, Koithan, Mary. 633-642. Weil Integrative Medicine Libr, United States of America

Murphy C, Mullen E, Hogan K, O'Toole R, Teeling SP (2019) Streamlining an existing hip fracture patient pathway in an acute tertiary adult Irish hospital to improve patient experience and outcomes International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1):45-51

Ryan P, McGrath C, Lawrie I, Fitzsimons C,  O’Shea J, de Brún A. (2019) Enhancing efficiency in a cardiac investigations department by increasing remote patient monitoring, International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1): 29–34

Teeling SP, Coetzee H, Phillips M, McKiernan M, Ní She É, Igoe A (2019) Reducing risk of development or exacerbation of nutritional deficits by optimising patient access to mealtime assistance. International Journal for Quality in Healthcare 31(Supplement_1):6-13

2017

Kieran, M., Cleary, M., De Brún, A., & Igoe, A. (2017) Supply and Demand: Application of Lean Six Sigma methods to improve drug round efficiency and release nursing time. International Journal for Quality in Healthcare.  29 (6): 803-809

2016

Feeney A, Barry T, Hayden D, Higgins L, Kavanagh E, MacMahon P, O’Reilly M, Teeling SP, Kelly PJ, Murphy S (2016) Pre-Hospital Fast Positive Cases Identified by DFB Ambulance Paramedics: Final Clinical Diagnosis. Irish Medical Journal 109(4):399

Hayden D., Byrne C., Higgins L., O'Reilly M., Teeling S.P., MacMahon P., Kavanagh E., Kelly P., Murphy, S. (2016) Lean Six Sigma: A Highly Effective Approach to Reducing Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke International Journal of Stroke.

Kieran, M., Cleary, M., Teeling, S., Creed, M. & Meegan, C. (2016) 'Supply and demand: Reducing the time to complete the oral drug administration round'. European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice, 23 (Supplement 1): A172.2-A173.

O'Toole R, Murphy C, Hogan K, Mullen E, Igoe A, Teeling SP, Duggan, J. Power, D.  Utilisation of Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement methodologies in acute hip fracture care of the Older person Age and Ageing, Volume 45, Issue suppl_2, September 2016, Pages ii13–ii56

2015

O’Hora L, Stanley J, Fox L, Murphy K. (2015) An investigation of the effectiveness of lean six sigma strategies in reducing computed tomography order to report time Radiography Ireland (18): 13-17

2014

Teeling, SP (2014) Management Focus – Lean Machines. World of Irish Nursing. 22(4)

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