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Ambulatory care in interventional radiology: a framework for radiology day-case
1University Hospitals of North Midlands, Newcastle Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6QG, UK.
Aim:
To describe a governance framework for setting up an ambulatory care unit in the interventional radiology setting.
Materials And Methods:
Guidance from NHS England, Getting it right first time, The kings fund, NHS modernisation agency, NHS Improvement, The General Medical Council, The Royal college of Radiologists, The British society of interventional radiology, The Care Quality Commission, and the British Association of Day Surgery was reviewed and referenced as evidence for the governance pathway for day-case patients.
Results:
A complete pathway for ambulatory care of patients in interventional radiology from referral to discharge is outlined with a discussion of examples of quality and safety.
Conclusion:
Successful implementation of an ambulatory care unit in interventional radiology requires a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach that links in with the NHS improvements ethos for more day-case procedures.
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