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The Operating Theatres Conference

“While waiting times for surgery are lower than they have been historically, more can be done, so it is important that we work with clinical teams to identify further solutions and share best practice” – Professor Tim Briggs CBE, National Director of Clinical Improvement, NHS and Council

Experts in the field claim 291,327 more routine operations could take place in the NHS each year if theatre efficiency is improved. Staff shortages, early finishes, delays between operations and bed availability has meant theatres have missed out on 17% of potential operations. NHS Improvement’s recent report discovered a third of operating lists started at least 30 minutes later than scheduled, whilst 38% of operations finished 30 minutes earlier than anticipated. Central to this predicament is the national crisis facing the sector with inadequate staffing and high level of staff turnover in operating theatres.

The data produced in NHS Improvement’s report highlights the opportunity of exploiting unused capacity to ensure theatre performance is improved. Join us for the annual Operating Theatre Conference where surgical leaders explain how Trusts can improve theatre productivity and transform their delivery of surgery, whilst creating an employee culture of care to increase staff retention.

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Agenda

08:30	Registration, refreshments, exhibition and networking
09:30	LEGENDS SUITE Opening remarks from chair Mark Rigby, Head of Theatres Services, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
09:40	LEGENDS SUITE Preparing for Major Incidents in the OR Tony Diamond, Emergency Planning Manager, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust How theatres can manage M1 Preparation Planning Performance C4
10:15	LEGENDS SUITE Tackling the Bullying Culture in Operating Theatres Scarlett McNally, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal College of Surgeons of England Tacking bullying behaviour and changing the culture in operating theatres Embracing diversity and team-work to improve both bias and bullying Understanding the neural/psychological basis of bias, bullying and behaviours. Using this to improve how things are done. Understanding the importance of clarity, focus and exercise.
10:45	Refreshments, exhibition and networking
11:15	LEGENDS SUITE The WHO Five Steps in the Real World - what have we learnt in 10 years of checklist-hype Sabrina Das, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Fazeela Chharawala, Occupational Therapist Neurosciences, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust The history and evidence for the use of checklists in healthcare The reasons why there is resistance and challenges for replicating the success of using checklists as a safety tool for patients What we have learnt over the past 10 years of checklist implementation What real safety culture looks like and how to achieve this in healthcare teams.
11:50	Movement to Seminars
11:55	ROOM 9320 EAST Operating Tables: An evolution Paul Owen, Clinical Manager, Bender Infection control Manual Handling and posture Bariatric patients	ROOM 9320 WEST Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia Phil Thomas, Clinical Specialist, 3M Consequences of Perioperative Hypothermia Implementing the NICE Guidelines update for temperature monitoring (2016)
12:30	Movement to Seminars
12:35	ROOM 9320 EAST CPD of Theatre Staff Paul Rawling, Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice, Edge Hill University Staffing and patient outcomes Skill mix for an efficient service provision Registration and regulation Building resilience in operating theatres	ROOM 9320 WEST The Empty Recovery Concept Sarah Baker, Operational Lead for Theatres, The James Cook University Hospital Ensuring you provide a safe, effective patient journey Effective use of staffing and resources Smooth and efficient turnaround between cases Making space for extra cases
13:10	Lunch, refreshments, exhibition and networking
14:10	ROOM 9320 EAST Human Factors and Civility Denise Guzdz, Patient Safety and Governance Advisor, Operating Theatres, Sherwood Forest Trust Discover how to demonstrate civility and embed it into your culture and team Understand the impact incivility can have on patient outcomes and each other Be an advocate of the importance of civility within medicine and clinical scenarios	ROOM 9320 WEST Operating Theatres Cost Efficiency Practice Ajay Sooknah, Head of Operations SHCG, Princess Alexandra Hospital Implementing the productive operating theatres Organisational culture and working practices in Clinical areas Business case management implementing change and the CIPs Theatre savings flow from TPOT approach and using PDSA Cycle Transformational Leadership and Business case management success Model hospital and Bench Marking & GIRFT
14:45	Movement to Seminars
14:50	ROOM 9320 EAST Below 10,000 Feet – Clinician Led Cultural Change Rob Tomlinson, Scrub Nurse, East Lancashire Hospital Trust A Never Event Case Study with a systems-based response. The dangers of noise and distraction in healthcare. Below 10,000 Feet – A language tool to improve teamwork and situational awareness. How to introduce a ‘Ground Up’ initiative.	ROOM 9320 EAST Educational Staffing Structures Nigel Roberts, Theatre Lead, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton The importance of an Education team in Theatres Career advancement from an Apprentice to a General Manager Different staffing model – Using AP’s
15:30	Refreshments, exhibition and networking
16:00	LEGENDS SUITE Improving Operating Theatre Efficiency Mark Rigby, Head of Theatres Services, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Reducing late starts, cancellations and waiting lists How to reduce cancellation on the day of surgery Solutions to lack of beds, theatres, staff and resources
16:25	LEGENDS SUITE Close remarks from chair Mark Rigby, Head of Theatres Services, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
16:30	Close of conference

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Learning outcomes

Evaluating how the bullying culture can be removed in Operating Theatres
Improving moral and wellbeing of theatre staff
Understanding the impact of diverse patient safety improvement activities
Creating a safety culture through effective implementation of the 5 steps to safer surgery
Learn how to professionally challenge authority in the operating theatre environment
How to build resilience in Operating Theatres
Consider the effectiveness of your Trusts major incident plan in the Operating Theatre

Who should attend?

Operating Theatre Technicians, Surgeons, Operating Theatre Practitioners, Anaesthetists, Theatre Team Leaders, Theatre Managers, Theatre Directors, Surgical Care Practitioners, Surgical Assistants, First Assistant to the Surgeons, Healthcare Assistants, Theatre Support Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Hospital Operating Theatre Porters, Healthcare Assistants, Commissioning Heads, Heads of NHS, Directors of Public Health, Heads of Public Engagement, Directors of Commissioning, Heads of National/Regional Public Health Groups, Heads of Treatment and Prevention , Directors of Strategic Development.