Welcome to the Centre for Perioperative Care

CPOC is a cross-specialty collaboration dedicated to the promotion, advancement and development of perioperative care for the benefit of patients at all stages of their surgical journey.
 

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Peter's Journey: An Example of Shared Decision Making for Patients 

CPOC and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges collaborated to create an animation for patients to illustrate what Shared Decision Making should look like. Read more on Shared Decision Making here

CPOC latest news

Bloods

Amber Alert: Blood Shortage

NHS Blood & Transplant has declared an Amber alert for group O red cells and called for implementation of emergency blood management arrangements.
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Engagement with Patient & Public Networks Webinar
Summary of the event
Bloods

Pre- Amber alert: blood shortages
There are escalating concerns about blood stocks, in particular O-negative. Read CPOC's Guideline for the Management of Anaemia in the Perioperative Pathway published in 2022
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About CPOC

About CPOC
What are CPOC and what will we do? What is perioperative care and why is it important?
For Patients

For Patients
Improving patient experience and quality of care is at the heart of what we do
Patient and surgeon

What is Perioperative Care?
What is perioperative care and what does it mean for patients, the public, and professionals?
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Guidelines
Guidelines developed by CPOC and in partnership with other organisations
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Resources
Useful resources on perioperative care
Events

Education & Events
The latest educational resources and opportunities from CPOC and our colleagues in the world of perioperative care

Do you have an interest in perioperative care?
There are lots of opportunities for you to get involved.
CPOC aims to build a collaboration between patients, families, clinicians and health professionals along the surgical pathway.

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