Trauma transformed: A positive review of change during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.05.037 and PMC identifier 7243788.
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Abstract
Charles Moore in The Telegraph recently described the NHS as 'lumbering'.<sup>1</sup> Far from this description, it has been our experience that the NHS has rapidly transformed across specialties in order to respond to the unprecedented global crisis of COVID-19. We describe here the multiple ways in which the plastic surgery trauma service at Salisbury District Hospital swiftly adapted over a two-week period in March 2020. Our aim is to deliver a tailored trauma service whilst adhering to the same high standards of patient care established prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is our view that many of these changes will be positive enduring practices for the future.
Medical subject headings
- Betacoronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Health Services Accessibility
- Infection Control
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Trauma Centers
- Wounds and Injuries