Surveillance of surgical sites in primary care.

A surgical site surveillance programme with post-discharge follow-up and dedicated staff can have many benefits. This article describes the development of a surveillance programme and offers advice on setting up such programmes.

Setting standards for planning off duty and audit of practice.

The off duty or rostering system is an important part of managing any ward or department. This article looks at the issues that need to be considered when drawing up and managing off duty. It recommends standards for off-duty planning and shares the results of an audit carried out against some of these standards in one NHS trust.