Royal College of Surgeons of England/Royal College of Anaesthetists joint pilot project

The report by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCOA) on WTD - Implications and Practical Suggestions to Achieve Compliance is now available

Overview
The RCS and RCOA have undertaken a research project in two distinct phases. The first phase aimed to describe how surgical and anaesthesia services are attempting to meet the requirements of WTD 2009; the second phase involved the evaluation of the information received, and the formulation of appropriate advice and validated examples of good practice.

Project was completed in 2008

• Identify appropriate units/specialties to study (a cross-section of unit sizes and specialties incorporating those units making good progress towards compliance and those displaying signs of difficulty)
• Identify aspects of staffing, training and service delivery in those units to ascertain obstacles to achieving compliance and good practice
• Involve the specialty associations, training committees, postgraduate deans and schools of surgery etc to identify and share good practice
• Through the use of structured questionnaires, interviews and focus groups, obtain and validate information upon which to base advice and support for craft specialty compliance
• Formulate and disseminate advice and guidance to surgeons, anaesthetists, hospital management, service planners, commissioners, deans, etc.

Delivery of compliance
The project started in November 2007 and was completed in 2008.

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