The OTJ September 2022
In depth coverage of this month’s surgical and anaesthetic news.
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Digital Edition Highlights:
Service Evaluation of the Current World Health Organisation’s Surgical Safety Checklist in Spine Surgery at the University Hospitals of Derby & Burton. Could this lead to a change in NHS Improvement?
The Anaesthetic Gas Scavenging System Project
Cancelled Operations Could Be Prevented by an Earlier Anaemia Test and Time to Prepare
The Top 10 Things Experts Need You to Know about Screening During Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month September 2022
£35.5m for New Friarage Hospital Operating Theatres
New Robotic Surgical System Revolutionises Patient Care at UHCW
Insourcing: Giving NHS Operating Theatre Teams a Helping Hand
Arterial Stiffness Raises Blood Pressure in Adolescents via Insulin Resistance
Birmingham’s Public Health Chief is Among Sector Leaders to Receive University Honours
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