title: New ways of working in theatres. Three session working days.
abstract: Innovative ideas will be required to meet government targets for the health service in the future. Increasing the number of hours available to surgical teams from two to three sessions could be one solution. Efficient and effective utilisation of a huge capital resource would appear to be further justification for increased hours, although the Audit Commission suggests that improving existing utilisation rather than extending hours should be the priority. However if operating sessions could be increased from two to three there is a potential to reduce waiting lists.
authors.affiliation: Salford Royal Hospital Trust.
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D004739:England; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D013997:Time Factors; D014850:Waiting Lists; D016526:Workload