The National Model of care provides information on the continuum of care for patients including pre operative care, surgery, post operative and rehabilitation care.
Pre-Operative
Within this section of the Hip and Knee Replacement Toolkit you will find information regarding the pre-operative activities of patients waiting for or about to undergo hip or knee replacement surgery including:
- Referral processes.
- Wait times management.
- Assessing patient condition and health.
- Optimizing patient physical status.
- Educating patient and patient family.
- Creating or providing suitable patient and family education materials.
Surgical
This section of the Hip and Knee Replacement Toolkitincludes information on the following:
- Pre-operative medical clearance process.
- Optimizing patient safety immediately prior to and during surgery.
- Scheduling surgeries and achieving surgical case accuracy.
- Ensuring appropriate and necessary staffing.
- Achieving targets for the number of surgeries scheduled per day.
- Confirming the supplies and equipment for individual surgeries and procedures.
Post-Operative Resources
The project will focus on issues concerning patient discharge and the pathway to recovery including:
- Clinical care and length of stay.
- Access to necessary rehabilitation.
Cross Continuum
It is recommended that any planning for system improvements uses a cross continuum approach where patients receive education per and post operatively to optimize their recovery.
Hip and Knee Replacement Toolkit
