The NHS Plan (2000) identified the need for change in the way patients are asked to give consent for surgery to make the process more explicit. A new NHS operation consent form was introduced in April 2002 following the Bristol enquiry into deaths associated with Cardiac Surgery.
Shoulder – Arthroscopic Sub-Acromial Decompression, Anterior stabilisation, Rotator Cuff repair, excision lateral end of clavicle and Shoulder Arthroplasty. Elbow – Tennis elbow release, Arthroscopic Debridement, OK Operation and Elbow Replacement We became increasingly aware throughout this exercise that although there were many papers published; collating the relevant evidence based information for patients was either difficult or impossible. Evidence was therefore been categorised into 4 levels:
National &
International published results Our own results, either published or presented at scientific meetings Our own results as identified in internal audited outcome studies – unpublished Our opinion of the risks or benefits unsupported by any scientific or published evidence.
