Consultant Advisory Hub

This consultants advisory hub offers consultants a comprehensive guide to contemporary clinical issues and is aimed at helping all involved in developing, specifying, commissioning and delivering high quality trauma and orthopaedic surgery in the United Kingdom.
 

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Working Environment

This section provides practical guidance on the structures, facilities and support consultants should reasonably expect, and the role consultants can play in identifying and addressing deficiencies that affect patient care or their ability to work effectively.

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Human Factors

This section considers how consultants can support effective teams and positive working relationships, provide clinical leadership, recognise the impact of systems and working conditions on performance, and promote wellbeing and a supportive workplace culture.

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Performance

This section provides practical guidance on measuring and interpreting outcomes, participating in audit and quality improvement, preparing for appraisal, and using performance information constructively as part of safe, effective consultant practice.

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Education and Training

This section provides practical guidance on being an effective trainer and understanding contemporary T&O training, including capability-based progression, supervision, assessment and the consultant's responsibilities within the wider training programme.

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Technology

This section considers some of the technologies and innovations affecting contemporary T&O practice, and the consultant's role in their safe, effective and responsible adoption.

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Research

This section provides guidance on consultants' research responsibilities and brings together research opportunities, resources and networks that can help consultants become involved in and support research throughout their careers.

NHS Processes and Policies

Facts and Figures