Restoration and Service Improvement Group Priorities

Topics and achievements for the Restoration and Service Improvement Group over the past 12 months include:

  • Supporting pathways and process to ensure ongoing delivery of services across region
  • Escalating concerns around local delivery of national guidance
  • Escalating specific challenges for review such as capacity to support dental backlogs across the region
  • Ongoing support for restoration and recovery
  • Review of MRI provision comparing usage of general anesthetic, sedation and other practice in this area
  • Preoperative assessment pathways
  • Surgical line service provision

Ongoing priorities for the group in 2023/2024 have been identified as:

  • Supporting pathways and process to ensure ongoing delivery of services across region
  • Regular review of waiting list and improvement metric data to support service delivery.
  • Escalating specific challenges for review such as capacity to support dental backlogs across the region
  • Review of MRI provision comparing usage of general anesthetic, sedation and other practice in this area
  • Preoperative assessment pathways and meeting best practice guidance in South West.
  • Cleft palate service provision to achieve clinically targeted waiting times in South West
  • Child and parent experience of services across the region