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Written question asked by Conor Burns (Conservative) on Monday, 10 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 July 2023. It was answered by Will Quince (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 July 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Arthritis: Health Services

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2023 to Question 172437 on Health Services: Waiting Lists, what personalised perioperative care plans for patients with arthritis will consist of.

Answer

From April 2023, providers are being asked to establish Perioperative Care Co-ordination teams. These are multidisciplinary teams who will assess health needs to proactively inform pre- and post-operative care and identify surgical risk factors in order to reduce the chance of cancellations and to improve patient outcomes.

Perioperative Care Co-ordination teams will work with patients to develop personalised preparation plans. These plans will detail both the clinical and the wider support needs of patients both leading up to the time of surgery and in the post-surgical period.

The teams will be able to refer people for specialist secondary care input where required and, in conjunction with social prescribing link workers, to connect people to the most appropriate community support for them.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
193081
Session
2022-23
Related items
Health Services: Waiting Lists
Monday, 27 March 2023
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Health services Waiting lists Arthritis
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk