Radical changes to surgery at Worthing Hospital
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust launched the new Chichester and Worthing Enhanced Recovery Programme – known as CWERP – in July, for planned hip and knee replacements.
It is helping patients to feel well enough to go home far faster, with the time spent in hospital reduced from an average of seven to four days.
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Hide AdThere have been other significant improvements, too – the proportion of patients needing a blood transfusion after surgery has propped from 12 to one per cent, and the proportion of people needing a to have a urinary catheter fitted after their operation has fallen from 40 to seven per cent.
For the full story, see the Herald and Gazette, dated November 22.