HIT lists: tackling the surgery backlog
Waqas Choudhry Head of nursing, theatres anaesthetics and perioperative care, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London
Ruheana Begum Matron of Lambeth, Tower and Nuffield theatres, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Eva Jacovou Matron of St Thomas’ Hospital theatres, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
High intensity theatre lists are an innovative way of boosting the number of patients seen for non-emergency surgery
High intensity theatre (HIT) lists are an efficient new way to maximise numbers of patients treated to help reduce backlogs in non-emergency surgery.
Nursing Standard.
39, 7, 39-39.
doi: 10.7748/ns.39.7.39.s14
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