Staff should recognise and act upon their duty of candour. They should ensure that patients are put first, and that any potentially harmed patients receive ongoing care and support as required.
A culture of collaboration should be encouraged by ensuring opportunities for clear, open, respectful and non-judgemental communication within the department where staff, irrespective of seniority or role, feel free to comment and challenge to improve care and reduce errors.3
The department should create a culture that promotes high quality care, quality improvement and improved outcomes.
The anaesthetic team should be empowered to shape their working environment to enhance safety and quality of care.
The department should establish a culture of collaboration with other specialties that promotes a proactive and planned approach to service development.
The department should establish and support a culture that promotes the health and wellbeing of staff members.
The anaesthetic team should be empowered to ensure that their workload is appropriately manageable. Discussions concerning workload should be held in an atmosphere of respectful collaboration.
The department should aim for sustainability in all that it does, in the clinical context, its management and administration and in other activities. The department should contribute to initiatives to improve the environmental sustainability of the system.7
A departmental strategy should be developed jointly by all members of the department with proactive engagement from stakeholders, including patients, with all collaborating to develop their vision and plan for the anaesthetic service, linking this to the organisations overall vision and strategy. An inclusive departmental strategy in line with the wider organisational vision should be developed. All members of the...
