A joint BADS & Healthcare Conferences UK
Conference
Daycase General Service During
Covid-19
Friday 18th June 2021, Virtual
Conference
Day surgery is now provided for an increasing
range of procedures in patients ranging from the very fit to the
rather frail. It has become the standard of care for many elective
surgery procedures and should be the default option for all 200
procedures within the BADS Directory of Procedures 6th
Edition.
The Covid-19 pandemic has put extraordinary strain on hospital
services, staff and facilities with hospitals having to restructure
pathways and spaces. During the first wave, the majority of
elective surgery was suspended resulting in long delays for
elective and some urgent surgery. The recovery of elective surgery
in the NHS depends not only on the need to address the backlog of
patients now requiring treatment but also the recognition that many
patients remain increasingly reluctant to come into hospital.
It is therefore essential to rapidly develop provision for
elective and urgent surgery via efficient day case pathways:
- To tackle expending waiting lists
- To reduce the secondary impact of Covid-19 relating to
morbidity associated with delayed surgery
- To provide an environment and pathway which enables patients to
attend with confidence
- To meet patient prference for day surgery over inpatient
care.
As elective surgery resumes performing as many procedures
as possible as a day case has never been more vital. Cold site
surgery should be considered, ideally within a dedicated unit as
part of an acute hospital site, and ensure that properly designed
units are protected from surges in emergency care
admissions.
There will be an opportunity for discussion with the
speakers, experts from BADS and participants from across the UK
which will be of interest to those with medical and nursing
backgrounds.
For further information and online booking please
click here.
*25% Discount for BADS Members - quote
HCUK25BADS when booking*
