There are now many clinical standards expected of the NHS for the delivery of safe, high quality emergency surgery. The need for consultant-led, speciality driven care is now widely acknowledged with clear evidence to show that if surgeons are able to regularly carry out their chosen areas of expertise, patients are more likely to have better outcomes. Within the Trust there is a collective recognition that services will need to be adapted in order to improve quality of care.  It’s our ambition to:

  • Provide better access to 24/7 consultant delivered care for emergency surgery patients seven days a week
  • Move from a generalist surgical opinion to specialist surgical advice
  • Ensure emergency surgery patients have quick access to theatre and a specialist consultant-led team at any time of day or night
  • Consistently ensure all emergency surgical admissions are seen by the right specialist consultant in a timely way when they arrive at hospital, during their stay and when being discharged
  • Consistently provide timely assessments for emergency surgery patients with support services available seven days a week to aid recovery
  • Improve our ability to consistently deliver high quality training for surgical trainees
  • Improve patient and staff experience and satisfaction by separating planned operations from emergency surgery
  • Provide more ambulatory care for emergency surgery patients delivered by senior clinical decision makers
  • Improve the efficiency of emergency surgery services an reduce unnecessary duplication and cost
Return to Phase Two (Pre-COVID)