Maximise theatre utilisation to deliver a more productive, more efficient and more effective service.

Expensive to maintain, costly to run

Operating theatres are a major cost element in the delivery of acute care, with average theatre running costs estimated at £4,000 per session. A 2010 study by the NHS Confederation found that only 47% of active theatre hours constituted actual operating time, with late starts, early finishes and turnaround time accounting for over a third (34%) of the total scheduled time in operating theatres.

An acute responsibility?

The NHS needs to make savings of £20bn by 2014. Effective management of theatre utilisation is essential if this is to be achieved. As acute hospitals become increasingly competitive, this expensive resource must maximise overall productivity to ensure their survival.

Having a clear understanding of theatre utilisation will enable you to increase theatre productivity, maintain quality and reduce costs.

Ardentia can help

Ardentia’s Theatres reporting module lets you:

• Monitor and report on operating theatre sessions, enabling you to identify specific areas where efficiency can be improved.
• Analyse theatre utilisation, capacity, session cancellations, over- and under-runs, surgeon lists.
• Look at patient operation information, including analyses of the patient journey into and out of theatre.
• Improve patient experience and reduce waiting times.
• Collect data to support ‘The Productive Operating Theatre’.
• See which theatres and surgeons are maximising utilisation whilst maintaining quality, giving you the evidence you need to encourage under-performers to change the way they do things

Contact Ardentia

To find out more about Ardentia’s Theatres module email info@ardentia.co.uk or call us on 0844 848 1204.

Click here to download the Theatres flyer.