2010

Quality Improvement Framework for Major Amputation Surgery

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 11:40

The perioperative mortality rate after major amputation in the UK is unacceptable. Rates of 17% (HES data) and 9% (NVD data) were reported to the VSGBI AGM in 2009. In Feb 2010, VSGBI Council invited a stakeholder group (listed at the end of the document) to discuss a possible QIF for major amputation surgery. A draft version was agreed at Council in May, and circulated to VSGBI membership in the summer. The responses from the membership can be found in a separate document on this website. At the September Council meeting the revised QIF was endorsed and adopted by the Council. The shortened version of the QIF that follows can also be found on this website for dissemination.

November 2010 Newsletter released

Sunday, 21 November 2010 15:17

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A National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme call for research is now open

Saturday, 20 November 2010 11:13

Research proposals are sought on the following topics:

10/94 A clinical decision rule to help decide on cessation of anticoagulant therapy
10/100 Management of thoracic aortic aneurysm

2010 Yearbook now available for download

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 20:24

The 2010 Yearbook including a published abstracts for the AGM is now available to download in PDF format.

Procedure Based Assessments

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 00:00

Members are encouraged to use the Procedure Based Assessments (PBAs), prepared by the Education Committee and which can be downloaded from here. Comments should be sent to the Society office. The final PBAs will be uploaded onto the ISCP website in October 2010.