in Punjabi:

• A01 General Anaesthetic
• OG04 Hysteroscopy
• LS01 Recognising a Problem after Laparoscopic Surgery

in Czech:

• PS01 Inguinal Hernia Repair (child)
• PS02 Circumcision (child)
• PS03 Orchidopexy for a Palpable Testicle (child)

in Nepalese:

• OG10 Termination of Pregnancy
• E01 Upper GI Endoscopy

To see a complete list of all the foreign language leaflets, or to find out more about EIDO’s informed consent patient information, please call 0115 878 1000 or email info@eidohealthcare.com.

So what does this mean to EIDO’s customers, and the more-than 1 million patients who read its leaflets every year?  It gives them complete confidence that EIDO’s information is of the highest quality, and continues to be developed and maintained according to the most rigorous standards.

To find out how EIDO can benefit your organisation, please call 0115 878 1000, or email info@eidohealthcare.com.

Ten leaflets have been converted so far, with a further seven to follow shortly.  For more details, and to find out how the INFOrm4U library can help your organisation, please email info@eidohealthcare.com or call 0115 878 1000.

The Royal College of Surgeons has teamed up with EIDO Healthcare to promote patient consent and communication through the endorsement of the EIDO library of 300 detailed surgical information leaflets.

The leaflets, which are used by around 40% of NHS hospitals, are designed to be used alongside a consultation to help patients consider the risks, benefits and alternatives to procedures in order to make informed decisions about their treatment. They can also be taken away and re‐read before an operation, helping to target conversation about concerns and subsequently shortening consultation times and reducing calls to the hospital.

As part of the partnership, EIDO will provide the RCS with a package of summary content covering 175 operations, specifically designed for the College’s website and accessible to Members.

Professor Norman Williams, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: “Most surgeons and hospitals provide patients with leaflets to explain what treatment is proposed, but evidence and guidelines can change frequently. By taking away the worry of maintaining revisions and providing a consistent and clear writing style the EIDO leaflets save time, reduce medico‐legal risks and ensure that patients are aware of the risks and benefits of surgery. It is for these reasons we are happy to endorse EIDO’s library and provide access to summary versions on the RCS website as a membership benefit.”

Owain Tudor, Head of Product Development at EIDO, said “One of EIDO’s key objectives has always been to promote the use of good quality, clear patient information to support informed consent ‐ for the benefit of patients and surgeons. This endorsement shows the College’s willingness to work with EIDO to reduce medico‐legal risk and improve patient safety.”

To view the original press release, please click here.

With words such as informative, useful, excellent and helpful all featuring prominently, EIDO is pleased that its informed consent library  is not only serving the needs of its hospital customers but, just as importantly, the patients who read it every day.

AboutMyHealth.org, the hugely successful patient information site, has been revamped and now hosts EIDO’s new patient experience forum Your Journey; so named to capture the three key elements of a patient’s surgical pathway: their experience, what they have learnt from it, and sharing that with others.

Combining the best parts of the existing site with www.patientfeedback.org, patients will be able to get information about conditions, procedures and vetted websites as well as engaging with other patients to share experiences, information and get support about living with a condition or recovering after surgery.

The site also contains the evidence-base behind the INFOrm4U informed consent patient information leaflets. This is not only a benefit for patients, but a benefit for clinicians too, ensuring peace of mind knowing all of EIDO’s information is based on published, peer-reviewed research.

Encourage your patients and colleagues to visit the site now.

“Timely, high quality patient information is fundamental to the quality and safety of modern surgery. By adequately preparing patients and providing them with realistic expectations, there is ample evidence that patients feel better informed and more empowered to play an active role in their recovery. Alerting patients and their carers to key warning signs can also facilitate the early detection of unanticipated complications and is crucial to ensuring safety once the patient has left hospital.

Advances in surgical and anaesthetic techniques, combined with increasing recognition of the hazards associated with excessive hospital dependency, have resulted in the vast expansion of day surgery and the development of enhanced recovery programmes for inpatient surgery. Such short stay surgery is high quality care with considerable clinical benefits for the patient, but also financial advantages for the hospital, and appropriate patient information is crucial to its safety and success.

The British Association of Day Surgery is delighted to endorse the EIDO library of information leaflets embracing short stay surgical principles. We believe that these will have an integral role in preparing patients for a rapid recovery with the shortest necessary hospital stay and an optimal perioperative experience.”

Ian Smith, President, British Association of Day Surgery

From 1st June, no less than 90% of hospital patients will be required to be risk-assessed.  Patients have to be given written information about:

• why they are being assessed;
• the risk factors that contribute to VTE;
• the treatments available to reduce the risk of VTE (with relevant complications);
• the importance of following the recommended treatment; and
• the signs that indicate VTE

In response to these requirements, EIDO has developed a VTE patient information leaflet to be given to patients as part of their VTE risk assessment.  Developed in conjunction with EIDO’s clinical authoring team and the Plain English Campaign, this important new leaflet has only strengthened EIDO’s reputation as the UK de-facto standard for quality patient information.

If you would like to know more, please call 0115 878 1000, or email vte@eidohealthcare.com.

The main star of the exhibition, however, was EIDO’s giant Operation game, which proved a hit with both consultants and trainees alike.  After three days of frenzied competition, trainee Caroline Bagley was crowned ‘the fastest surgeon in the West’, and will shortly receive a Nintendo Wii and Wii-Fit.

EIDO looks forward to ASGBI 2011 in Bournemouth!

• Diagnostic Laparoscopy;
• Termination of Pregnancy; and
• Paraumbilical and Umbilical Hernia Repair.

This brings the total number of translations to 90 (15 leaflets in 6 languages).  If you are an existing user of the service, these new translations will be automatically added to your library.

If your hospital or trust does not currently use EIDO’s foreign language leaflets and would like to, please call 0115 878 1000 for more information.