The Modernising Patient Pathways Programme have developed this Day Surgery resource to support NHS Boards to increase day surgery and short stay surgery rates.
A new multi-disciplinary ‘day surgery stakeholder group’ was established with the aim of further embedding day surgery in NHS Scotland.
The group aims to better understand and address the variation in current day surgery rates and to identify opportunities to further embed day surgery to provide benefits for patients and support the NHS Scotland Recovery Plan.
Common themes to achieve these aims are:
The Day Surgery MPPP team works in collaboration and consultation with the Speciality Network and the National Treatment Centre Teams to promote and support adoption of day surgery pathways.
The Arthroplasty Day Surgery Blueprint is a guide on how to implement day case arthroplasty. It incorporates:
For further information on the Arthroplasty Rehabilitation in Scotland Endeavour (ARISE) please click here.
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A brief introduction by Dr Mary Stocker, past President of the British Association of Day Surgery, to her presentation at the Same Day Surgery Meeting on 7th June 2018, organised by the Modernising Patient Pathways Programme.
This presentation is broken down into six separate videos and is presented in the form of a showcase.
1. Introduction and Same Day Surgery Mindset - Dr Mary Stocker
2. Which patients are approrpiate for day surgery - social factors
3. Which patients are appropriate for day surgery - medical factors
4. Which procedures are appropriate for day surgery - surgical criteria
5. Day Surgery Facilities
6. Emergency Day Surgery
For further information, please contact:
Brenda Wilson, Clinical Lead for Day Surgery, Modernising Patient Pathways Programme
brenda.wilson5@nhs.scot
Anna Betzlbacher, National Improvement Advisor, Modernising Patient Pathways Programme
anna.betzlbacher@nhs.scot