Journal – Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Publication date – May – 2020
Authors – Poonam Valand , Nola Lloyd , Megan Robson , Jessica Steele
Keywords – COVID; Departmental transformation; Hand trauma; Standards of care
Open access – Yes
Speciality – Trauma and orthopaedic surgery
World region Northern Europe
Country: United Kingdom
Language – English
Submitted to the One Surgery Index on June 8, 2020 at 1:18 am
Abstract:

Charles Moore in The Telegraph recently described the NHS as ‘lumbering’.1 Far from this description, it has been our experience that the NHS has rapidly transformed across specialties in order to respond to the unprecedented global crisis of COVID-19. We describe here the multiple ways in which the plastic surgery trauma service at Salisbury District Hospital swiftly adapted over a two-week period in March 2020. Our aim is to deliver a tailored trauma service whilst adhering to the same high standards of patient care established prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our view that many of these changes will be positive enduring practices for the future.

OSI Number – 20519
PMID – 32475734

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