Salford Public Lecture - Prof Brian Dolan OBE

Professor Dolan's belief is that the connecting currency of healthcare is not money, but time, and one of the greatest wastes is that of patients’ time. He has also created a global social movement called #EndPJparalysis. This concept encourages patients to get up, get dressed and moving while in hospital, thereby reducing the risk of deconditioning. Ten days in hospital can cause ten years of muscle deterioration.
In his lecture, Brian Dolan will trace the origins of EndPJparalysis, its impact, and the remarkable results achieved by the Northern Care Alliance. He explains how 'Bohemian Rhapsody' played a part in encouraging staff engagement in the movement.
EndPJparalysis ties into another, more personal, social movement which Brian Dolan developed, called #Last1000 Days’. This considers the sobering thought that one third of acutely- admitted medical patients will be in their last year of life. He poses the rhetorical question: ‘If you had 1,000 days left to live, how many of these would you choose to spend in hospital?’