Anaesthesia under examination.
The Audit Commission's most recent publication finds that there is room for improvement in the quality of anaesthetic and pain relief services. Demand for both still outstrips supply, quality is variable despite equitable investment and nurses are underused. This week's report analyses the Commission's findings and studies the implications for nurses.
D000698:Analgesia / Q000592:standards*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing