AQuA Enhanced Recovery Expertise Published in US

The Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) is pleased to announce that the work of one of our staff has recently been published by the American Society of Enhanced Recovery (ACER).

The work of our Flow Programme Lead, Wendy Lewis, was published in ACER’s Enhanced Recovery Implementation Guide; which gives a range of advice and guidance on implementing enhanced recovery, as well as examples and case studies from around the world.

Enhanced Recovery (ER) describes the modern, evidenced-based approach to help people recover more quickly after major surgery.

Wendy Lewis, AQuA

For the guide, Wendy worked alongside our partners J9 Consulting to contribute the UK learning and examples of successful implementation of ER. This was based on her experience of leading ER implementation at local and regional levels and as national improvement lead for Enhanced Recovery Partnership Programme with the Department for Health.

Speaking on the guide’s publication, Wendy said:

“It’s been fantastic to contribute some of my experience to the guide, and I think it really takes a comprehensive look at how this approach can work in practice, both in the US and abroad.

“The US has had a major focus on enhanced recovery for a number of years, but we also have some great examples where it’s been used to improve care for patients, and give them a much better experience during their recovery.”

“Last year I also had the opportunity to join a UK Trade and Industry study trip held in Philadelphia, USA, to start transferring learning from UK healthcare improvement with some of the leading experts behind enhanced recovery.”

The full 94 pages of the guide is only available to ASER members. However, you can view a preview of the first five pages on the ACER website.

For more information about this work, please contact Wendy.Lewis@srft.nhs.uk