Public Accounts - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 18 July 2005.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

1 The spare capacity in hospital operating theatres that is not being utilised and its impact on patients waiting for operations

2 The scope for better theatre management and control

3 The scope for improving the planning and organisation of theatre sessions and the need to improve the measurement and monitoring of theatre utilisation

4 The shortage of theatre staff and the limited availability of beds

Staffing

Bed Management

Formal minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Oral Evidence
Tuesday 2 November 2004

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Prepared 29 September 2005