| Annual Meetings | ||||||||||||||
| The
2001 agenda
remains available for viewing with all associated documents.
(members only)
248 abstracts were received for consideration for the 2002 meeting in Bournemouth - significant improvement on the 189 received for the 2001 meeting. |
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| Elections | ||||||||||||||
| Meet the 2001-2002 Executive Committee
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The first democratic election of a member to any of
the Specialist Advisory Committees on Higher Surgical Training was
conducted by the Society in 2001
Mr Jonathan Hyde has been elected Young Consultant Representative on the Executive Committee commencing March 2002 Mr Frank Wells was elected to the SAC for 2001-6. |
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| New Guidelines and Reports | ||||||||||||||
| Position paper on common waiting lists for coronary surgery submitted for consideration by the National Task Force for Coronary Heart Disease | Joint Recommendations for Standards of Monitoring and Alarms during Cardiopulmonary Bypass from the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, The Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists and the Society of Perfusionists. Click to download as a PDF document or a Word document. See more SCTS and other guidelines | |||||||||||||
| Joint working party of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and the British Thoracic Society conclude there is "critical under-provision of thoracic surgery for lung cancer in the UK" | ||||||||||||||
| Debate and Controversies | ||||||||||||||
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The external review into cardiac services in Oxford was released into the public domain on Wednesday 15th November, 2000. The report was commissioned by the South East Regional Health Authority amidst rising concerns over dysfunctional aspects within the surgical unit. Oxford surgeons aggrieved that unlike the hospital management they had no preview of the report, its summary or conclusions. | |||||||||||||
| The Bristol Inquiry. Due to report after the general election. | ||||||||||||||
| The implications of the Bristol Affair by Mr James Monro, President of The Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons o Great Britain & Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Bristol adult cardiac surgery report on the web. Should other units follow? | ||||||||||||||
| In the wake of Bristol: BMJ correspondence and articles on cardiothoracic issues | ||||||||||||||
| Review clears Harefield surgeons | Resources, Down's Syndrome and cardiac
surgery. Do we really want equality of access? |
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| The Evolving NHS | ||||||||||||||
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History of the NHS This site provides a well packaged history of the NHS from the 1940's | A Recent history of the NHS since the late 1980's | ||||||||||||
| The New NHS White Paper | Quality in the New NHS: A Consultation Document | |||||||||||||
| The NHS introduces patient choice: Read the discussion document | ||||||||||||||
| Review of Workforce Planning This is a consultation document outlining the government's proposals for re-configuring and improving the NHS workforce. Of the particular interest to our specialty are the proposals for specialist and non-consultant career grades. As with the NSF this is essential reading. | The National Plan for the New NHS
lays out the government's plans and vision for the NHS of the future. The
most far reaching document to date. Essential reading.
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| Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Analyses of NHS in-patient care by diagnosis, operation, Healthcare Resource Group, consultant speciality, NHS Trust and Health Authority | NHS Hospital Performance Indicators This site provides further information to the NHS performance indicators published in July 2000. It contains both the original document and background information not contained in the published document. | |||||||||||||
| The National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease | ||||||||||||||
| Every surgeon should be familiar with the contents of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease launched by the Department of Health on 6th March, 2000. In particular download chapter five of the document which details the goals for improving the provision and quality of cardiac surgery in England | ||||||||||||||
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