The Operating Theatre Journal

Chelmsford Operating Theatre. The operating theatre is used to train our Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs). ODPs are an important part of the operating department team, working with surgeons, anesthetists' and theatre nurses providing high standards of patient care. They help to ensure every operation is carried out as safely and effectively as possible. They work as part of a team in one of three roles – Anaesthetic role, Surgical role – scrub & circulating and Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU).
This state-of-the-art operating theatre was built in collaboration with the NHS to ensure that students have hands on practical experience whilst learning in the University.

Suppliers of Generators, UPS systems and other power products.

The National discussion forum for UK Nurses, Doctors, and Allied Professionals working in (or with a specific interest in) both acute and chronic Pain Management.

The Advanced Life Support Group began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques".

This site provides you with a free anesthesia evaluation and a personalized comprehensive printout with questions you can discuss with your anesthesiologist and surgeon before your surgery day.

AnesthesiologistAssistant.com is your on-line home for the latest Anesthesia, Surgical and AA job postings. Login and find AA career resources, AA employment information and an award winning AA forum which connects AA's throughout the USA!

ABHI's purpose is to promote the rapid adoption of medical technologies to ensure optimum patient outcomes throughout the UK and in key global markets.

BioMedSearch is a biomedical search engine that contains NIH/PubMed documents, plus a large collection of theses, dissertations, and other publications not found anywhere else for free, making it the most comprehensive free search on the web.
BioMedSearch also provides advanced account features that allow saved searches, alerts, saving documents to portfolios, commenting on documents and portfolios, and sharing documents with other registered users. Registering for BioMedSearch is free.

The Barema Website has been created to facilitate communication with and within its membership and also to provide a convenient search mechanism for potential customers seeking suppliers of specific products manufactured or marketed by Barema member Companies.

BVMed, the German Medical Technology Association, represents about 220 manufacturers and service providers of medical devices. The medical technology industry in Germany amounts to 23 billion Euro and employs about 170,000 people.
BVMed represents the entire range of medical technologies, including wound management products, technical aids such as ostomy and incontinence products or bandages, plastic disposable items such as syringes, catheters and cannulae, as well as the implant field of intraocular lenses, hip, knee, shoulder and spinal implants, pacemakers and defibrillators and even artificial hearts. Homecare services and biotechnology procedures, such as tissue engineering, are further fields of activity.

There are many things you need to know before committing to become a certified surgical technologist. We will discuss how you can become one, the training you need and the salary you can expect to receive from surgical tech jobs once you graduate from one of the accredited surgical tech schools.

Cogent Healthcare is the industry leader in developing and managing hospital medicine programs nationwide.

Medical engineering jobs & discussion forum.

This site features two systems for environmental controlled rooms and enclosures.

HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness.

Health First Europe is a non-profit, non-commercial alliance of patients, healthcare workers, academics and healthcare experts and the medical technology industry.

The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre is the web based resource that will provide the tools, knowledge and latest information that will support the health and disability sector as it works to improve service delivery, implement innovations and increase productivity. The HIIRC is sponsored by the Ministry of Health, with the guidance of the sector to promote sector engagement, identify and serve as a central repository of best practices innovations, new evidence and learning and to make New Zealand related research more accessible to clinicians, providers and researchers.

The gateway to information on health and NHS services in Wales.

HON's Surveys are conducted only via the Web. Participants respond to questionnaires posted at the HON Foundation Web site.

The Association's purpose is to provide a professional network that encourages shared learning and promotes the commercial profession within healthcare.

Access to Health and Medical Information on the Internet

Howard Wright in New Zealand are manufacturers and suppliers of medical and surgical beds, equipment & accessories, their product range includes electric hospital beds, ICU & Ward beds along with Stryker medical & hospital stretchers.

The DEFEND brand, manufactured by Mydent International, is a broad line of infection control products, disposables, impression materials and preventatives for the healthcare marketplace.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement believes that everyone deserves safe and effective health care, and we have been working with health care providers and leaders throughout the world to fulfill that promise. An independent not-for profit-organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, IHI focuses on motivating and building the will for change; identifying and testing new models of care in partnership with both patients and health care professionals; and ensuring the broadest possible adoption of best practices and effective innovations.

IVTEAM provide free IV news and updates to the whole of the world via the world wide web. We offer a central web based resource for practitioners involved in IV care.

The International Sharps Injury Prevention Society, ISIPS, was formed to reduce the number of accidental needlestick and other sharps injuries that occur globally by promoting the use of safety-engineered products and services.

It has been estimated that up to 30% of the population has atopic allergy and 43% of NHS staff suffer from some sort of skin irritation. Within these groups a latex sensitivity of 10% has been calculated – which is 3% or 1.5 million of the British population who are at risk

medicdirect provides a complete health information resource for both consumers and medical practitioners. The site is hosted by 26 leading NHS specialists in the field of medicine in the United Kingdom; these consultants also comprise the majority shareholders in the privately-owned company.

Medical Malpractice Lawyers is the leading independent website dedicated to educating the public about their rights and role in medical malpractice litigation. To that end, we annually publish The Top 1% Trial Counsel for Medical Malpractice ratings, which is the most objective multi-phase plaintiffs, defense attorney and expert witness rating system in existence. A designation as one of The Top 1% Trial Counsel for Medical Malpractice is a prestigious award for which candidates are selected from the leading professionals in their state based on our rigorous 6-point scoring system which emphasizes actual recent medical malpractice courtroom performance.

We enhance and safeguard the health of the public by ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. No product is risk free. Underpinning all our work lie robust and fact-based judgements to ensure that the benefits to patients and the public justify the risks.

MedRoc are a private medical organisation, providing medical cover to a wide range of NHS and private contracts across the UK and Europe.
MedRoc provides all client medical needs from 999 support/response services to site hospital provision.

NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health.

NHS discounts, real benefits and savings for NHS staff. Money-saving shopping, printable vouchers and dedicated staff helpline services.

The Productive Operating Theatre is a comprehensive package of support designed to enable organisations in the NHS to improve the patient experience and the outcomes of care by pursuing three main goals – increase the safety and reliability of care, improve team performance and staff wellbeing and to add value and improve efficiency.
The programme is for staff who work in theatres including consultant surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre matrons, theatre nurses, managers and operating department practitioners.

According to the World Health Organization, 39 million people worldwide are blind — yet 80 percent suffer needlessly. Their blindness could have been prevented or treated. ORBIS is a nonprofit organization fighting blindness in developing countries, where 90 percent of the blind reside.

Pain Concern provides information and support for pain sufferers, those who care for them and about them.

Pharmabotics specialises in the design and manufacture of innovative and ergonomic tactile training models for medical education.

The Sanitary Medical Disposal Services Association is a Trade Association, formed in 1993 to maintain high standards within the sanitary, medical and clinical wastes' management industry.

The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) was formed in 1993. Our objective is to improve the quality of health care for patients in Scotland by reducing variation in practice and outcome, through the development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence.

Surgical Technologists help prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes and sterile solutions. They assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment, as well as check and adjust it to ensure that it is working properly. Surgical technologists receive their training in formal programs offered by community and junior colleges, vocational schools, universities, hospitals, and the military. Employment of surgical technologists is expected to grow 25 percent between 2008 and 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations, as tht volume of surgeries increases.

The BHTA has over 400 companies members and they range from a small, local showroom selling items such as scooters, wheelchairs, bathlifts and stairlifts, to the largest manufacturers and suppliers in the UK producing and distributing a vast range of products to help from the most sophisticated orthotic device and pressure care systems to the largest installations such as through floor lifts.

The Care Quality Commission is the new health and social care regulator for England. We look at the joined up picture of health and social care. Our aim is to ensure better care for everyone in hospital, in a care home and at home.

The GMC registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Our purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine.

This self assessment tool aims to help you manage your own learning and development by allowing you to reflect on which areas of the leadership framework you would like to develop further.

The London Pain Consortium was formed in June 2002 by a grant from the Wellcome Trust, under its Integrative Animal and Human Physiology Initiative (IAHP). The purpose of the consortium is to undertake internationally competitive research in pain research and to train scientists in the integrative physiology and genomics of pain.

The role of the National Audit Office is to – Audit the accounts of all government departments and agencies as well as a wide range of other public bodies and report to Parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which these bodies have used public money.

The National Patient Safety Agency leads and contributes to improved, safe patient care by informing, supporting and influencing the health sector.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is one of the most unusual museums in London. The Operating Theatre is the oldest in Europe, and the Herb Garret is a unique chance to explore the Roof space of a Church. The Theatre and Garret have been restored with its original Georgian plaster free of support frames for the first time since the late 1990s!

This programme empowers staff to take control of their operating theatre and design it in the way which suits their patients and focuses on improving their outcomes. The Productive Operating Theatre is based on global best practice, and looks at eliminating errors, having systems for briefing and debriefing, and learning from near misses.

ISASS is a global, scientific and educational society organized to provide an independent venue to discuss and address the issues involved with all aspects of basic and clinical science of motion preservation, stabilization, innovative technologies, MIS procedures, biologics and other fundamental topics to restore and improve motion and function of the spine for: surgeons, scientists, inventors and others. ISASS is dedicated to advancing major evolutionary steps in spine surgery.

Trauma and resuscitation services ltd provide training in emergency medical management, trauma care and clinical skills. To complement our training we supply clinical governance to establishments who offer an advanced medical service. All courses can be adapted and tailored to meet your specific need. Our consultancy service can provide onsite risk assessment to design your course and assist in selecting and supplying medical equipment.

Leading private scan clinics offering 3D/4D ultrasound scans across the UK. Providing Womens and Men private healthcare scans since 1998.

World Community Grid brings people together from across the globe to create the largest non-profit computing grid benefiting humanity. It does this by pooling surplus computer processing power. We believe that innovation combined with visionary scientific research and large-scale volunteerism can help make the planet smarter. Our success depends on like-minded individuals – like you.

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