Day surgery could be used more in Scotland

29 Apr 04
The NHS in Scotland still has the capacity to increase day surgery, according to a report by Audit Scotland.

30 April 2004

The NHS in Scotland still has the capacity to increase day surgery, according to a report by Audit Scotland.

The report says Scotland has lower rates than England for day surgery, seen as preferable to inpatient care for many conditions as well as helping to free beds for more complex cases.

Audit Scotland says that in 2002/03 only seven of the 19 procedures examined reached target levels, and says an extra 5,700 cases a year — 10% — could be dealt with as day cases.

'We would like to see NHS boards monitoring the levels of day surgery and taking action where day cases are too low,' said deputy auditor general Caroline Gardner.

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