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Case example5 April 2024

The ‘golden patient’: improving theatre efficiency

ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists
Explore a Quality Improvement project by Mark Morton, then working at ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists, who led on a project to improve theatre efficiency.
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The ‘golden patient’: improving theatre efficiency

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In 2021, ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists was recognised as a Knowledge Awards Highly Commended runner-up for its work to improve theatre efficiency. Led by veterinary surgeon Mark Morton, the team borrowed the ‘golden patient’ initiative from human healthcare to improve the efficiency of surgical procedures which improved patient safety, and team wellbeing.

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