Acute hospital preoperative assessment redesign: streamlining the patient pathway and reducing on-the-day surgery cancellations

Introduction Avoidable surgery cancellations in an acute trust were often attributed to inadequate preoperative assessment. These assessments, undertaken shortly before surgery, were delivered across eight different locations, 60% by a central nursing team and the remainder by other healthcare profe...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Moss, Debbie Brazil, Karen Blinko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:BMJ Open Quality
Online Access:https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/10/3/e001338.full
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