I want to provide digital preoperative assessment (POA) for patients

Preoperative health assessment questionnaires could be completed remotely. Information is recorded in one place to support the clinical decision making process and improve patient experience.

Case studies

Photo of a person holding a tablet filling out a pre-operative assessment form.

Developing a digital preoperative assessment pathway and clinical decision support

Creating a digital platform accessible from home for preoperative assessments.

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Digitally supported elective pathways at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (WHHT)

Creating a digital platform to capture and communicate all information required to prioritise patients for surgery.

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Digital preoperative assessment (POA) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT)

Implementing a digital POA system that patients and clinicians can use on any device connected to the internet.

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Making digital preoperative assessment (POA) the default at South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC)

Designing a digital POA system to increase efficiency for patients and staff.

Patient-completed, web-based preoperative assessment (POA) electronic questionnaire at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Digitally supported preoperative assessment increasing preoperative assessment clinic capacity to support elective recovery activity.

Development of an app based integrated prehabilitation, perioperative pathway management and patient assessment platform

App based preoperative enhancement solutions integrating medical and physical optimisation, real time physiological assessment and pathway management in one place.

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW) prehabilitation service

A novel physiotherapist led prehabiliation service with integrated digital clinical note and dashboard

Hywel Dda University Health Board virtual orthopaedic prehabilitation

A tiered virtual approach to physical and psychological optimisation for patients awaiting hip and knee arthroplasties.

Use of scanning technology in theatres to improve efficiency

Royal Devon University Healthcare (RDUH) NHS Foundation Trust wished to use technology to improve speed, ease and accuracy when recording supplies and implants used in theatre areas.

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Enhancing trauma theatre list planning using an end-to-end digital system

Using a digital platform to improve theatre utilisation by enhancing theatre list coordination and planning, referral management and handovers

Digital preoperative assessment triage

Digital platform for the identification and preoperative assessment of high-volume low-complexity orthopaedic cases at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH).

Optimising patient flow and filling surgical slots through an electronic preoperative assessment process

Digital transformation of preoperative assessment at NHS Lanarkshire with automated care coordination and waiting list management.

Four surgeons wearing surgical gowns working on a patient in an operating theatre

Post operative monitoring and communication using a mobile app to improve patient experience and safety at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

A digital two-way communication app empowering patients in the post-operative recovery at home, improved wound care and decreased demand on local emergency services.

Digital preoperative assessment triage at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Developing digital solution within an existing trust system, to better coordinate preoperative elective patient care.

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