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Primary and revision arthroplasty surgery, along with trauma surgery involving bone implants or internal fixation should be carried out in an operating theatre with multiple air changes per hour (e.g. laminar flow).

Where possible, the IPS should encourage engagement in research in acute pain medicine, including recruitment into well designed national and international multicentre studies.⁷³

Members of the IPS should have access to internal and external CPD appropriate to their roles. Funding and time should be available for staff to attend this training.⁵⁵ 

There should be a designated lead anaesthetist for this service with specific programmed activities for this role within their job plan. The lead anaesthetist is responsible for:

• the training and support of nursing, ODPs and other staff
• the maintenance of close two-way links with primary care clinicians facilitating agreed evidence based ‘fitness for surgery’ protocols between primary and secondary care...

There should be a designated lead anaesthetist for this service with specific programmed activities for this role within their job plan. The lead anaesthetist is responsible for:

• the training and support of nursing, ODPs and other staff
• the maintenance of close two-way links with primary care clinicians facilitating agreed evidence based ‘fitness for surgery’ protocols between primary and secondary care...