Scottish Government

Chapter 4 Actively Manage Admissions

NHS Ayrshire & Arran

• Expanding occupational therapy cover
• Piloting an appointment confirmation system for return paediatric patients

NHS Borders

• Reducing the number of theatre cancellations through a urology pre-assessment service

NHS Dumfries & Galloway

• Developing a pre-assessment service

NHS Golden Jubilee

• Admitting joint patients on the day of surgery

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

• Standardising pre-operative assessment guidelines
• Improving same day admission rates for burns and plastic surgery

NHS Highland

• Rationalising the pre-assessment process across the board

NHS Lanarkshire

• Establishing a single system for pre-assessment for all planned surgical procedures
• Standardising the theatre cancellation policy across the board

NHS Lothian

• Streamlining the pathway and creating a schedule for patients attending pre-admission
• Admitting orthopaedic patients on the day of surgery

NHS Orkney

• Establishing a pre-admission assessment for all surgical procedures

NHS Shetland

• Establishing a pre-operative assessment service

NHS Tayside

• Standardising nurse led pre-assessment training
• Introducing orthopaedic pre-assessment
• Adapting the urology ward's administrative process to improve the patient journey
• Pre-assessing breast surgery patients

NHS Western Isles

• Standardising pre-assessment