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Adequate provision should be made for a member of the anaesthetic team to visit the following groups of patients within 24 hours following their operation:

• those graded as ‘American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status 3, 4 or 5’
• those receiving epidural analgesia in a general ward 
• those discharged from recovery with invasive monitoring in situ
• those for whom a...

Where ophthalmic surgery is performed as a daycase procedure, the facilities should conform to best practice guidance. Day surgery operating theatres should meet the same standards as inpatient operating theatres.^23,24,25Room should be available for patients to be seen in private by the anaesthetist and surgeon on the day of surgery.²There should be...

In units where ophthalmic surgery is performed, including locations that may be isolated from main theatre services, facilities provided should allow for the safe conduct of anaesthesia and sedation. This would include monitoring equipment, oxygen, availability of opioid and benzodiazepine antagonist drugs, a recovery area, and drugs and equipment to deal with emergencies such as cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis and local...

When members of the healthcare team are involved in a critical incident, the personal impact on individual team members can be significant.⁵⁶ A team debriefing should take place after a significant critical incident. Critical incident stress debriefing by trained facilitators, with further psychological support, may assist individuals to recover from a traumatic event.⁶⁶ After a significant critical incident...

Where Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) surgery to the head and neck is performed staff must be appropriately trained in its safe use.^13,14 A LASER protection advisor (LPA) should be consulted or appointed according to devolved administration or local authority regulations, and a local safety officer and/or an operational LASER protection supervisor (LPS) appointed...

Where ophthalmic surgery is performed as a daycase procedure, the facilities should conform to best practice guidance. Day surgery operating theatres should meet the same standards as inpatient operating theatres.^24,25,26 Room should be available for patients to be seen in private by the anaesthetist and surgeon on the day of surgery.²There should...