GASTRINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY ‘THE IDEAL AND THE REALITY’ Dr I Barrison
The push for quality ACCESS -waiting times -protocols/guidelines -consent/information -patient-centred
COMPETENCE -JAG -’training the trainers’ -’looking but not seeing -nurse endoscopist training/supervision/development
SAFETY -equipment and disinfection -staffing -environment -sedation/therapeuticprocedures
REPORTING -best use of IT -recording and analysis of complications -aggregate data available for audit
Bsg snapshot of current practice Questionnaires from 102 units,the majority’two room departments
ACCESS open access % gastroscopy 86 flexible sigmoidoscopy 43 colonoscopy 13
STAFFING Two endoscoping consultants/100,000 pop. Average total/unit is 6.3(includes surgeons)
STAFFING(NURSING)
Daily average number of staff /room
Number of endoscopes
Computerised record systems Only available in 75% of units,very few are windows linked or linked to hospital patient indexes
Complimentary investigations
AIMS OF THE SYMPOSIUM -best available practice -quality targets -standards for audit -business planning -increase capacity and throughput