Publications

Maintaining adequate staffing ratios is crucial for supporting quality care, patient safety and staff welfare within the perioperative setting. This publication helps organisations make evidence-based decisions of staffing numbers and budgets. Updated for 2022, this practical guide provides recommendations, formula…

The operating theatre is a unique environment with unfamiliar sights, sounds and odours. This essential guide offers all healthcare professionals working in the perioperative environment an overview of what to expect and how to behave whilst in the operating department….

Written by practitioners for practitioners, this is the essential reference tool for all theatre departments. AfPP’s benchmark publication has been updated for 2022, providing comprehensive guidance on evidence-based best practice and minimising risk in and around the operating theatre. Topics…

An invaluable reference tool which has been newly updated (July 2023) for both managers and practitioners, this toolkit supports operating department managers and surgical supervisors with the development of a nationally recognised in-house training programme for trainee Surgical First Assistant…

AfPP’s Perioperative Audit Tool supports practitioners to identify and implement effective risk management strategies. It can be used by auditors during the perioperative pathway of individual patients and to concentrate on specific areas of practice. This audit tool can be…

The go to book for students, newly qualified practitioners and their mentors. This publication offers practical advice and tools for those starting to develop their knowledge and skills within the perioperative environment, as well as guidance for individuals who facilitate…

A collection of articles written by Professor Harold Ellis and published in the Journal of Perioperative Practice over the last two decades. Originally written for theatre staff, the collection is easy-to-read with historical facts bringing to life significant medical moments…