Implementation of an electronic booking system for emergency surgery

Alistair Steel and Shrestha Sinha
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Alistair Steel: Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Shrestha Sinha: Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Management in Healthcare: A Peer-Reviewed Journal, 2020, vol. 4, issue 3, 214-220

Abstract: A survey completed by operating theatre/operating room (OR) teams showed that a paper-based emergency surgery booking system was not fit for purpose, resulting in poor situational awareness. A business case was created for the purchase and implementation of an electronic system for a UK acute NHS hospital. As a result of the change, OR staff, surgeons and anaesthetists had significantly heightened situational awareness. While they faced a number of challenges, users felt that an electronic system was overall advantageous.

Keywords: emergency surgery; booking system; perioperative risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 I10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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