Trauma transformed: A positive review of change during the COVID-19 pandemic.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Department of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Salisbury District Hospital, Odstock Road, Salisbury SP2 8BJ, Wiltshire. Electronic address:

Published: July 2020

Charles Moore in The Telegraph recently described the NHS as 'lumbering'. 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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7243788PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2020.05.037DOI Listing

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