How many theatres do you have? (please clearly identify if these are DSU/Elective Hub)
28 theatres – 22 inpatient / mixed theatres, and 6-day case / Elective Hub
Do you have an elective hub? If you do, please can you share any available SOPS and guidance relating to the Elective Hub.
The Trust have a site that partially meets the definition of an Elective Hub.
No particular SOPs / guidance to share unless the FOI requestor can be more specific about their request.
How many sessions do you run each day (within main theatres/ EH/DSU) and what are the timings of these sessions?
Up to 57 sessions per day if all theatres are running.
Average number of sessions run in the last 6 months equates to 643 sessions per month.
Mornings = 830-1230,
Afternoons = 1330-1730,
All day = 830-1730,
All day with third session = 830-2030
What is the skill mix for the sessions? broken down by specialities please.
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Specialty
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Not minor procedures
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Minor procedures
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Trauma & Orthopaedics
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2 scrub practitioners/ODPs
1 anaesthetic practitioner/ODP
1 recovery practitioners/ODP
2 theatre support workers (1 in theatre circulating & 1 out)
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1 scrub practitioners/ODPs
1 anaesthetic/recovery practitioner/ODP
1 theatre support worker
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General Surgery
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Vascular
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ENT
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N/A
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Maxio Facial
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N/A
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Breast
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N/A
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Urology
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N/A
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Obstetrics
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N/A
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Pain
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N/A
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1 anaesthetic practitioner/ODP
2 theatre support workers (1 in theatre circulating & 1 out)
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Please can you share the Job descriptions and person descriptions for anyone in a band 8a positions and above within the theatre management structure – Please see attached
Please share a copy of the theatre management structure – Please see attached
How many WTE Anaesthesia Associates (AA’s) do you have? – Zero
Do you run an ongoing training programme for AA’s – No. If you do, what is your intake each year? – N/A
Please can you supply details of your AA training programme – N/A
How many WTE ODPs do you have? – 51
Please can you share an ODP JD and role description
The Trust do not have a specific ODP job description. The Trust recruit theatre practitioners who can have an ODP/nursing background.
How many WTE ODP vacancies do you have?
The Trust have 16 Theatre Practitioner vacancies which can be filled by either RNs or ODPs.
