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Where day surgery is performed in isolated units, practice should comply with the RCoA guidelines on anaesthetic services in remote sites.^1,40

Standards and training for clinical staff working within the primary recovery area should be as defined within Chapter 2: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for the Perioperative Care of Elective and Urgent Care Patients.

Delivery suite rooms should have oxygen, suction equipment and access to resuscitation equipment. Equipment should be checked daily in accordance with the Association of Anaesthetists published guidelines.³⁸

There should be regular audits of the quality of clinical governance, with particular attention being paid to provision and updating of local guidelines, reviews of adverse events, and record keeping.²⁴

Theatre and recovery staffing arrangements should be compliant with national guidelines.^11,12,63

Theatre and recovery staffing arrangements should be compliant with national guidelines^.11,12,64,

Paediatric services will have different staffing requirements, see GPAS chapter 10: Guidelines for the Provision of Paediatric Services for detailed recommendations.

Guidelines including those published by the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland for the management of children referred for dental extractions under general anaesthesia should be followed.⁵⁵