Digner Marie
Matron Clinical Lead Outpatient Services, Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust.
J Perioper Pract. 2007 Jul;17(7):294-8, 300-1. doi: 10.1177/175045890701700701.
This article describes how practitioners in one trust have worked in partnership with colleagues at NHS Direct to develop a telephone preoperative assessment service for elective day case surgery patients. The service has improved theatre utilisation by reducing the numbers of 'did not attends' (DNAs) and ensures the safe preparation of appropriately selected patients for day case surgery. It has reduced the number of trips to hospital patients need to make and, more recently, the length of time spent there.
本文介绍了一家信托机构的从业者如何与国民保健服务指导中心的同事合作，为择期日间手术患者开发一项术前电话评估服务。该服务通过减少“未到诊”（DNA）数量提高了手术室利用率，并确保为经适当筛选的患者进行日间手术做好安全准备。它减少了患者前往医院的次数，最近还缩短了患者在医院的停留时间。
