HP180 - OPERATING THEATRES

1. This diagram shows the classes relevant to OPERATING THEATRES.

2. An OPERATING THEATRE has an operational plan (OPERATING THEATRE OPERATIONAL PLAN) which gives the services intended to be available for a specified period. The OPERATING THEATRE INTENDED SPECIALTY gives the total number of scheduled sessions intended for each TREATMENT FUNCTION during a specified period.

3. There will be a CONSULTANT responsible for a scheduled OPERATING THEATRE SESSION although this may differ from the CONSULTANT planned for the session. The CONSULTANT responsible for a THEATRE CASE is always recorded for unscheduled sessions, since there may be more than one CONSULTANT with THEATRE CASES in an unscheduled OPERATING THEATRE SESSION. The CONSULTANT responsible is always recorded for emergency THEATRE CASES as these may be treated during scheduled or unscheduled sessions including sessions held by other CONSULTANTS.

4. A number of THEATRE CASES may be treated in a particular OPERATING THEATRE during an OPERATING THEATRE SESSION. Even if the PATIENT is to visit the theatre (THEATRE CASE) outside a scheduled OPERATING THEATRE SESSION, the CONSULTANT and TREATMENT FUNCTION are known.

5. A THEATRE CASE may involve one or more PATIENT PROCEDURES.