National Waiting Well Toolkit
Support provided to patients in prehab phase 12 weeks prior to surgery/appointment.
Below are links to resources relevant to this stage of the pathway, with a brief description of their content.
CPOC guidance for preoperative assessment and optimisation for adult surgery website 
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Guidance that is intended to be used by primary care, surgeons, anaesthetists, perioperative teams and preoperative assessment services.
Provider
- Centre for perioperative care
Resource type
- Webpage
User/audience
- Clinicians
Aims/learning outcomes
- This guidance is intended to be used by primary care, surgeons, anaesthetists, perioperative teams and preoperative assessment (POA) services. It applies to all patients who are being considered for surgery or are on a waiting list for surgery in the non-emergency setting.
Benefits
- Its recommendations will support the care of individual patients, the recovery of elective services, and achieving key goals of the NHS including reducing health inequalities and preventing serious health deterioration.
How to access this resource
- Access as webpage .
Information about the blood pressure pathway that has been developed to support people to successfully submit their blood pressure readings.
Provider
- Scottish Government Technology Enabled Care team
Resource type
- Webpage
User/audience
- Public
- Clinicians
Aims/learning outcomes
- Technology that allows patients to monitor their blood pressure at home.
- Patients are shown how to measure their own blood pressure and text the results to an app called Florence, or Flo. Their GP or practice nurse is then able to monitor the readings and arrange a face-to-face appointment only when necessary.
Benefits
- Reduces the need for GP consultations, and can help to deliver more accurate readings.
How to access this resource
- Access as webpage .
Support for people waiting on hip or knee replacement surgery .
Resources and advice for patients on the waiting list for hip or knee replacement.
Provider
- NHS inform
Resource type
- Webpage
User/audience
- Public
Aims/learning outcomes
- Specific advice for hip and knee patient waiting to undergo orthopaedic surgery.
- Signposts to other resources.
Benefits
- Easily accessible.
- Specific to type of surgery/patient.
How to access this resource
- Access as webpage .
