Affiliation:
1. College Specialty Tutor in Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Consultant in Trauma, Vascular and Critical Care Surgery, Royal London Hospital
Abstract
In 2011 it will be 50 years since the Osmond-Clarke report first proposed a network of specialist units to care for injured patients across England and Wales. Since that time there have been multiple aborted attempts to implement regionalisation of trauma care. For the first time in half a century the clinical imperative now appears to be supported by a political recognition of the importance of a national trauma system to UK citizens. With this in mind, this paper aims to describe the role of a trauma specialist centre within its regional trauma system; the capabilities, resources and infrastructure required; and the functions of a specialist trauma service.
Publisher
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Cited by
3 articles.
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