An emergency call system should be provided.77 ...
An emergency call system should be provided.77
An emergency call system should be provided.77
There should be at least one fully equipped obstetric theatre within the delivery suite or immediately adjacent to it. Appropriately trained staff should be available to allow emergency operative deliveries to be undertaken without delay.22 The number of operating theatres available for obstetric procedures will depend on the number of deliveries and the operative risk profile of the...
Adequate recovery room facilities that comply with the Association of Anaesthetists’ recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery should be available within the delivery suite theatre complex.43
Anaesthetic machines, monitoring and infusion equipment and near-patient testing devices should be maintained, repaired and calibrated by medical physics technicians.79
An anaesthetic office, located within five minutes’ walk of the delivery suite, should be available to the duty anaesthetic team. The room should have a computer with intra/internet access to specialist reference material and local multidisciplinary evidence based guidelines and policies. The office space, facilities and furniture should comply with the Association of Anaesthetists' standards.80 This office could...
A communal rest room should be provided in the delivery suite to enable staff of all specialties to meet.82
A seminar room should be accessible for training, teaching and multidisciplinary meetings.82
All hospitals should ensure the availability of areas that allow those doctors working night shifts to take rest breaks, which are essential for the reduction of fatigue and improve safety.29 These areas should not be used by more than one person at a time and should allow the doctor to fully recline.83