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Local protocols should determine the grade, experience and competency-based training of the nurse undertaking preoperative assessments and accompanying the patient to the operating department.9 For 1,000 patients, the following minimum staffing is requ...

Local protocols should determine the grade, experience and competency-based training of the nurse undertaking preoperative assessments and accompanying the patient to the operating department.9 For 1,000 patients, the following minimum staffing is required:10

  • 0.6 registered nurses
  • 0.3 healthcare assistants

This staffing to patient ratio is based on 80% of patients as day cases and 20% as inpatients assuming...

Preparing for Surgery: hernia repair

A hernia is a lump that forms when fatty tissue or part of your intestine (gut) pushes through a weakness in the muscle wall of your abdomen or top of your thigh.

Safety in Formula 1 Motorsport: Part 1

Dr Sarah Thornton talks to Dr Ian Roberts about his various role within Formula 1 Motor Sport in this two part episode of anaesthesia on air. In this episode, hear how Ian was drawn to motorsport and how he ended up in the medical car on the Formula 1 grid

Safety in Formula 1 Motorsport: Part 2

Dr Sarah Thornton talks to Dr Ian Roberts about his various role within Formula 1 Motor Sport in this two part episode of anaesthesia on air. In this episode, hear him describe his experience at the horrific crash of Romain Grosjean in Bahrain in 2021.