Webinar 1: Early screening and optimisation – ‘the practical approaches to implementation’

Perioperative Care Webinar 1: Early screening and optimisation – ‘the practical approaches to implementation’

 To register for the next webinars in the series and add event(s) to calender, please follow the links below: 

• Webinar 2: Pre –assessmentWednesday 8th November 2023
• Webinar 3: Theatre booking and scheduling and waiting list management Wednesday 15th November 2023
• Webinar 4: Digital enablers(coming soon)
• Webinar 5: Workforce and Training across pre–surgery perioperative pathways(coming soon)

Webinar 1: Early screening and optimisation – ‘the practical approaches to implementation’ 

Please register above by 12 midday on Monday 9th October 2023. Once registration has closed, we will collate the responses and send an email to all registered attendees which will include a link to join the webinar. The joining link will be from our elective recovery PMO email address (ELECTIVERECOVERYPMO - england.electiverecoverypmo@nhs.net), so please do keep an eye out for it. 

The first webinar of the series will introduce the various approaches to early screening, risk assessment and health optimisation. It will also cover: 

• Its purpose in the wider programme of elective recovery 
• Practical and operational support for implementation 
• Case studies 
• An introduction to the remaining webinars in the series.  

We would like the webinar to be interactive and encourage participation. The webinar is aimed at the following audience: 

• Anaesthetists 
• Surgeons 
• Perioperative physicians 
• The Pre-operative Assessment MDT
• Anyone responsible for pre-operative management 

Background 

The NHS delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care commits to strengthening perioperative care pathways starting at the point of referral or listing for surgery to support patients’ preparation.  This is vital for the recovery of elective care as up to one third of on-the-day cancellations are owing to clinical reasons, such as patients being unfit for the type of surgery or anaesthetic they were listed for. 

In the first instance, providers are asked to screen all adult patients waiting for inpatient surgery and where necessary begin their optimisation as early as possible in the patient pathway. The 2023/24 NHS Standard Contract (section 3.20) sets out that providers “must, by no later than 31 March 2024, implement a system of early screening, risk assessment and health optimisation for all adult service users waiting for inpatient surgery, in accordance with the requirements on perioperative care co-ordination set out in the NHS Elective Recovery Plan”. 

Providers should now determine which surgical pathways are their highest priority for implementing early screening and optimisation but, as a minimum, introduce the five core requirements (set out in recently published NHSE guidance) for all inpatient pathways by April 2024. 

Purpose  

NHS England’s Elective Care Recovery and Transformation Programme are running a series of webinars throughout Autumn 2023 to support providers with implementing this national policy. 

The webinars are intended to be interactive, and participants will be encouraged to contribute via a number of facilitated activities including Q&A panel discussions, Menti polls and virtual breakout rooms where appropriate. 

To find out more about what each individual webinar will clover, please follow the links above where you’ll find a helpful overview. There you will also find instruction on how to book your place and all the technical details to support you joining on the day.  

We look forward to you joining us. 

Questions about this event?

Name: Elective Recovery PMO

Email:england.electiverecoverypmo@nhs.net

Telephone:00000000000