Scottish Government

ISBN 0 7559 5246 4

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Contents

Executive summary
1. Introduction - a concensus that improvement is necessary
2. Background
3. The benefits of day surgery
4. Improving day surgery performance
5. Understanding and measuring current performance
6. British Association of Day Surgery - Directory of Procedures
7. Understanding the patient pathway
8. Good practice model
9. Identifying obstacles to improvement
10. Programme actions
11. NHS board actions
12. Measures
13. References