RCoA QIP published - including Day Surgery Services Chapter

The Royal College of Anaesthetists has launched the fourth edition of the Quality Improvement Compendium (QIP) which includes a chapter on Day Surgery Services.  

The 'recipe book', as it is colloquially known is the only one of its kind in the UK and has had contributions from over 100 healthcare professionals around the globe. It is used by anaesthetic, intensive care, perioperative care and pain management staff and has provided the basis for many hospital department audits for over 20 years.

Within this fourth edition new sections have been included on wellbeing, environmental sustainability, frailty and prehabilitation, among others. This publication reflects the full breadth of anaesthetic practice, from intensive care, perioperative medicine and pain management, reminding us of the many ways in which anaesthetists influence the quality of care provided to patients.