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Advice and guidance on what you can do to take an active role in getting the best outcome from your surgery

Shared decision making is a process in which clinicians and patients work together to select tests, treatments, management or support packages, based on clinical evidence and the patient’s informed preferences

We are committed to improving the health of people of all ages including children undergoing operations or procedures in the four nations of the UK, by promoting the highest standards of perioperative care for all patients at all stages of their surgical journey.

A description of CPOC's current live workstreams

What is perioperative care and what does it mean for patients, the public, and professionals?

Information for patients on what to expect on their perioperative journey

What is perioperative care and what does it mean for patients, the public, and professionals?

Improving patient experience and quality of care is at the heart of what we do

Find details of the members of CPOC's Advisory Group

Meet the members of the Board of the Centre for Perioperative Care and read their views on the development of CPOC