Current Workstreams

In line with our guidance review schedule, CPOC will be ensuring all published guidelines are up to date with latest evidence. This includes:

• CPOC Diabetes Guideline
• CPOC Frailty Guideline 

CPOC is working to implement all published CPOC Guidelines in practice and is exploring ways in which trusts can embed the guideline recommendations with resources and support.

CPOC is scoping out current work taking place on the interface between primary and secondary care. Communication and seamless working across this area of the pathway is vital to ensure that perioperative care can be successful. CPOC will be contacting relevant stakeholders shortly.

CPOC has a Patient & Public Engagement Network (PPEN) dedicated to empowering patients, carers and the public. CPOC progresses a number of innovative and exciting collaborations with its patient facing partners since its origin in 2019.  PPEN is currently identifying and prioritising its workstreams and more information will be avaliable shortly. 

CPOC was commissioned by NHS England to develop a medical curriculum in perioperative care and framework for allied health professionals. The content for the curricula have been drafted and CPOC is currently determining next steps before publication. 

CPOC is currently reviewing its approach to influencing policy to raise the profile of the perioperative agenda.

CPOC launched its 2024 Manifesto ahead of the forthcoming general election to provide ideas for political parties to incorporate into their own manifestos. We advocate for the NHS to continue to mandate perioperative care with the establishment of a transformation fund to overcome initial financial barriers to setting perioperative services up; and the incorporation of perioperative care into the inspection frameworks of organisations such as the CQC.

Read our recent responses to the Government's 10 year health plan plan and Elective Reform Plan. 

CPOC has been awarded funding to host a Health Foundation Special Interest Group (SIG) in partnership Macmillan, which launched in July 2023. The focus of the SIG is prehabilitation and rehabilitation, supporting and optimising peoples’ physical and mental health in advance of, during and beyond treatment for cancer and other long-term conditions. We aim to help patients prepare for treatment by helping them to be better informed, less anxious about their treatment and Fitter, Better, Sooner. Board partners are asked to promote this SIG via your networks. 

The SIG hosts monthly webinars during lunchtime. To find out more click here