Surgeons do multiple operations at same time under policy to combat record-length NHS waiting lists

Surgeons do multiple operations at same time under policy to combat record-length NHS waiting lists Surgeons are helping to perform multiple operations at the same time under a controversial policy aimed at combating record NHS waiting lists.

So-called ‘overlapping surgery’ sees a single senior surgeon split their time across two theatres, with juniors starting and completing the operation.

It allows them to focus on the critical parts of the procedure and reduces the time they waste waiting for anaesthetists and other staff to prepare and sedate patients. The Daily Mail

See also:

• The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity: a narrative review (open access) Anaesthesia
• NHS staff find innovative way to tackle surgery waiting lists Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust