Webinar - How can healthcare enable a shift from waiting to preparation
This webinar will be discussing benefits of transforming elective care and surgical waiting lists from passive waiting lists to a proactive preparation process.The purpose of a preparation process is to actively involve patients in their healthcare journey. It serves to educate them during waiting periods by undertaking active engagement and communication, providing instructions for rehabilitation, updating them on their current status, and screening for potential risk factors.In April 2024, the NHS was targeted with determining their highest surgical priorities and implementing five core patient focused requirements:• Patients should undergo screening for perioperative risk factors as early as possible in the pathway.• Patients identified with risk factors for poor perioperative outcomes should receive proactive, personalised support to optimise their health before surgery.• Patients waiting for inpatient procedures should be contacted by their provider at least every three months to check if their health status has changed and how such changes will impact the need for surgery.• Patients waiting for inpatient procedures should only be given a date to come in for surgery after they have had a risk assessment and have been confirmed as fit for surgery.• Patients must be involved in shared decision-making conversations to discuss the benefits, risks, alternatives, and likely outcomes of the surgery, as well as the postoperative recovery period.Join this webinar if you want to learn how to change the elective and surgical waiting lists for a better patient outcome.Presenters: François Taljard - Consultant Anaesthetist, NHS Lanarkshire; Rowan Pritchard-Jones - Executive Medical Director Cheshire & Merseyside ICS, NHS Cheshire & Merseyside; Anil Vara - Associate Director for Elective Access, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
