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Management of Instruments, Accountable Items & Other Items Used for Surgery or Procedures

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2012_033

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Nursing and Midwifery
Clinical/ Patient Services - Surgical
Clinical/ Patient Services - Maternity
Clinical/ Patient Services - Anaesthetics
Clinical/ Patient Services - Medical Treatment

Summary
This policy applies to all NSW Health Agency perioperative/periprocedural environments where surgery or procedures are carried out to ensure that any items as defined by this document and used during the course of any surgery or procedure performed are removed from the patient unless retained intentionally as part of the surgery or procedure. It also recommends all licensed private facilities take this document into account during the development of their own local policy.

Date of Publication: 06 June 2012

Replaces:

  • Operating Suite & Other Procedural Areas - Handling of Accountable Items - Standard Procedures [PD2005_571]
Author Branch: Nursing and Midwifery Office

This document applies to: Local Health Districts, Speciality Network Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations, Dental Schools and Clinics, Public Hospitals

Audience: Clinical staff working in perioperative environments

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, NSW Ambulance Service , Ministry of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 06 June 2017

Policy Manual: Patient Matters

File No: 98/575

Status: Active

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Management of Instruments, Accountable Items & Other Items Used for Surgery or Procedures

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