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Information systems should allow for regular reporting and locally customised reporting tools to support QI work.

Information from the patient’s preoperative assessment should be readily available, ideally as part of an electronic patient record so that information is easy to transfer between locations and to enable data collection for later analysis.

Facilities to allow access to online information, such as electronic patient records, local guidelines and clinical decision aids, should be provided in the theatre suite.

Equipment must be properly maintained and replaced in a timely and planned fashion.¹²³

Hospitals must ensure that all members of the anaesthetic team including locums are trained and competent to use the relevant equipment provided.^42,45

All staff should be provided with opportunities to familiarise themselves with all equipment by way of documented formal training sessions.

Departments should have processes in place to recognise and manage substance use disorder in an anaesthetist, providing support to the doctor involved.⁵⁸