McCloy Oonagh, McCutcheon Karen
Staff Nurse, Theatres, Mid-Ulster Hospital, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Br J Nurs. 2016 Jul 14;25(13):736-9. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2016.25.13.736.
Although health policy would suggest that day surgery is the best service for patients undergoing a surgical procedure, it is important to consider the patient and whether this type of service is what they want. This information can be generated through a service evaluation with the results used to inform local decision-making, changes to care delivery and improvements in patient care. This article describes the results of a service evaluation performed in a single-site day surgery unit.
