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Pre-surgical health optimisation: what is the impact of asking patients to lose weight before joint replacement surgery

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An updated CQUIN to ensure patients drink, eat and mobilise as soon as possible after surgery has been published for 23/24.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has advised that its red cell and group A platelet stock levels are low and in a pre-amber alert status for both.

NatSSIPs 2 publication

This latest survey indicates that in general, we are getting older when we undergo surgery. We are heavier than is good for us, not just overweight but often obese. We have more medical conditions that we are being treated for, therefore we will enter a surgical procedure at a greater risk from complications.

Both CPOC and the Fitter Better Sooner toolkit are featured in the latest British Journal of General Practice

Stopping smoking, drinking less alcohol, exercising more, and maintaining a healthy weight can make a difference when recovering from COVID-19