This month’s tool: Pre-operative Assessment and Planning

Pre-operative assessment (POA) and planning, carried out prior to treatment, ensures that the patient is fully informed about the procedure and the post-operative recovery, is in optimum health.

See the NHS Institute’s Pre-operative Assessment and Planning tool. See also NHS Scotland’s Quality Improvement Hub.
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