4. Organisational Issues
INTRODUCTION
QUESTIONNAIRE RETURN
WORKLOAD OF ENDOSCOPY UNITS
SIZE OF ENDOSCOPY UNIT
OUT OF HOURS ENDOSCOPY
NURSE ENDOSCOPISTS
ENDOSCOPY ROOM EQUIPMENT
RECOVERY AREAS
RESUSCITATION FACILITIES
AUDIT/GOVERNANCE MEETINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER REFERENCES
n = number of cases where information was provided

 

NURSE ENDOSCOPISTS

Key point
In 17% of hospitals, nurse endoscopists perform only one session per week.

The majority of hospitals, 76% (138/182) use a nurse endoscopist for at least one session
a week (12 hospitals did not answer the question on personnel). However, 17% (24/138)
do only one session per week which goes against the recommendation in the BSG Report1 that in order for nurses to remain competent they should undertake two or more sessions per week.