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Welcome to the first edition of the National Clinical Programme in Surgery (NCPS) e-newsletter
Ongoing work in the National Clinical Programme in Surgery (NCPS)
Minimum standard document for acute surgical assessment units in Ireland launched
What is a See and Treat Clinic, and what can it achieve in your hospital?
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Welcome to the first edition of the National Clinical Programme in Surgery (NCPS) e-newsletter

The NCPS e-newsletter will be distributed bi-monthly, and strive to:

  • Promote QI initiatives being undertaken to improve surgical services in Ireland, with recommendations and tools to assist in local implementation 
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Ongoing work in the National Clinical Programme in Surgery (NCPS)

The NCPS develops healthcare policy and models of care relating to surgery, such as the Model of Care for Acute Surgery and Model of Care for Elective Surgery. A key project for the NCPS over the next 6 months is the development of specialty models of care to act as a reference document for future development of the specialties of Vascular Surgery, Urology and ENT. 

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Minimum standard document for acute surgical assessment units in Ireland launched

The ‘Minimum standards document for acute surgical assessment units in Ireland’ was officially launched by the NCPS in February 2018. This document acts as a guide for those wishing to set up an Acute Surgical Assessment Unit (ASAU) within their organisation, as well as an accreditation review document for those units up and running.

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What is a See and Treat Clinic, and what can it achieve in your hospital?

A see and treat clinic is defined as ‘seeing the patient and treating the patient’s minor surgical complaint in a single visit’. Appropriate patients can be directly referred by their GP for a single “one stop” hospital visit that includes surgical treatment, such as a minor operation. Patients are referred back to their GP for any necessary follow up.

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