28 November 2018

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: GIRFT Programme National Specialty Report
Getting It Right First Time, 28 November 2018
  • The GIRFT review into oral and maxillofacial surgery across England outlines the need to centralise services and build on existing hub and spoke networks and for a standard protocol which will reduce unwarranted variations in the number of hospital follow-up appointments after surgery. In the most straight-forward of cases, eg; dental extractions, the report suggests a target of zero follow-up appointments.