CONQUEST TEAM GETS HIGHLY COMMENDED AT PRESTIGIOUS AWARD CEREMONY
Mr Apthorp said, "It is a huge honour to be highly commended for this award for our work on short-stay hip replacement surgery. It's important to highlight that this really is a team effort and it has required a change in philosophy on the wards and with all the members of staff involved in the patients' journey through surgery. Since we started the short-stay procedure in November, 2004, we have significantly reduced the length of time patients stay in hospital. Normally patients having hip replacements would stay in hospital for seven days, now it can often be 24 hours. I am delighted that the hard work of the team has been recognised by the Health Services Journal."
At the award ceremony, the citation said of the Conquest orthopaedic short-stay programme, "This was a project designed to safely reduce length of stay for total hip
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Hide Adreplacement surgery led to new approaches not only in surgical technique but also in the care pathway. The success of the project and the reduction in bed occupancy has seen the same model used for all joint replacement procedures and a reorganisation of pre-assessment clinics and theatre lists. Results of the programme are better than any published in the UK. The project has also attracted significant new revenue for the trust."