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If any major restructuring of the provision of local maternity services are planned, the lead obstetric anaesthetist should be involved in that process.24 ...
If any major restructuring of the provision of local maternity services are planned, the lead obstetric anaesthetist should be involved in that process.24
Patients should be admitted to a ward or alternative facility with sufficient time before the operating list on which they are scheduled. If an adequate preoperative assessment has been performed, admission can be on the day of surgery but it remains e...
Patients should be admitted to a ward or alternative facility with sufficient time before the operating list on which they are scheduled. If an adequate preoperative assessment has been performed, admission can be on the day of surgery but it remains essential that the anaesthetist who will be administering the anaesthetic is able to confirm the findings of the assessment...
Hospitals should have systems in place to facilitate multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality meetings.125 ...
Hospitals should have systems in place to facilitate multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality meetings.125
There should be clear arrangements in contingency plans and an escalation policy for use should two emergencies occur simultaneously, including whom to call. ...
There should be clear arrangements in contingency plans and an escalation policy for use should two emergencies occur simultaneously, including whom to call.
Hospitals should have approved documentation defining safe staffing levels for anaesthetists and anaesthetic assistants, including contingency arrangements for managing staffing shortfalls, and annual reviews of compliance with these should be performe...
Hospitals should have approved documentation defining safe staffing levels for anaesthetists and anaesthetic assistants, including contingency arrangements for managing staffing shortfalls, and annual reviews of compliance with these should be performed.
There should be systematic measures in place to respond to serious incidents. These measures should protect patients and ensure that robust investigations are carried out by trained safety leads. When an incident occurs, it should be reported to all re...
There should be systematic measures in place to respond to serious incidents. These measures should protect patients and ensure that robust investigations are carried out by trained safety leads. When an incident occurs, it should be reported to all relevant bodies within and beyond the hospital. A system of peer review or external evaluation of serious incident reports should be...