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Operating Suite & Other Procedural Areas - Handling of Accountable Items - Standard Procedures

Operating Suite & Other Procedural Areas - Handling of Accountable Items - Standard Procedures

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2005_571

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Records
Clinical/ Patient Services - Surgical

Summary
Applies to all public hospitals where surgical procedures are carried out to ensure that any items as defined by this document and used during the course of an operation are removed from the patient unless retained intentionally as part of the procedure. All public hospitals are to have regard to this policy in other procedural areas where there is a risk of retained instruments/items (ie labour and delivery units, radiology departments etc). It is also recommended that all licensed private facilities have regard to the document in the development of their own local policies.

Date of Publication: 05 April 2005

Replaces:

Technical Series (TS) 10 - Standard Procedures for Handling of Accountable Items 5th Edition [PD2005_292]

Author Branch: Nursing and Midwifery Office

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, NSW Ambulance Service, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Health Associations Unions, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 05 April 2010

File No: 98/575

Previous reference: N/A

Status: Active

File link: Operating Suite & Other Procedural Areas - Handling of Accountable Items - Standard Procedures
File size: 66Kb