Dual operating lists in modern orthopaedic training

s, MR Edward SpR, Trauma and Orthopaedies
Hartwright, D SpR, Trauma and Orthopaedies
Scott, W A Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

^aSouth East Thames Rotation
^bQueen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London

Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 89(8):p 280-281, September 2007.

The concept of a single consultant surgeon running two concurrent operating lists is a contentious one. This model has almost completely disappeared in the NHS. Many people feel that supervision, training and quality of patient care is negatively affected and consider this an outdated model in modern practice. During the 70s and 80s it was not uncommon in the UK for a consultant surgeon to operate in one theatre with his senior registrar operating in the adjacent theatre, allowing increased volume of work to be undertaken.