Digital pre-op assessments
Xyla Elective Care supports clients to eliminate elective backlogs and reduce waiting lists.
Our digitally enabled pre-operative assessment reduces surgical and anaesthesia risk, minimises cancellations, and optimises patient flow, leading to better outcomes. We collect, process, and risk assess pre-operative patient data via the MyPreOp platform. Patients can be at home or in hospital and our nurses are there to support them when help is needed. We communicate seamlessly with the local medical team to prioritise lists and interventions.
Our service enables you to:
- Identify patients ready for surgery at the earliest stage
- Reduce pressure on clinical staff allowing them to prioritise more complex and demanding cases
- Support patient cohorts with specialised pre-operative care plans managed by our team such as weight management and smoking cessation
- Reduce recovery times and deliver improved patient outcomes
Why work with us:
We work with and are trusted by over 50 NHS CCGs and trusts
We are clinically focused with a Medical Advisory Board for each speciality,
supported by quality assurance and robust management
Our pool of clinicians and nurses, is the largest pool in the UK
We are experts at integrating acute,
community and virtual services for the benefit of patients
Our digital pre-operative assessment helps to connect our clients to their patients, improving outcomes for both parties.
How we work with you
Our pre-operative support has been designed in response to NHS England planning guidance to prioritise patients who are at high risk of having delayed or cancelled surgery.
Timely procedures can improve patient well-being and recover time. Our specialist pre-operative assessment nurses deliver patient support as well as data assemblage and analysis. Our consultant anaesthetists will deliver the medical reviews, as required.
P1
P2
P3
Low risk
patient is surgery ready
Raised risk
review
High risk
support
HCA led appointment for observations and swabs
Nurse led assessment
Nurse led assessment
Pre-op information and advice
Fit for surgery
support
Medical
review
Individual cases communicated with local medical team + surgery-ready status agreed
Individual cases communicated with local medical team + surgery-ready status agreed
Referral to specialist team
e.g. weight management
Individual cases communicated with local medical team + surgery-ready status agreed
How this helps your patients
Pre-operative assessment is the opportunity for patients to gain information about their condition and planned treatment, it creates the important ‘first impression’ which will help define your patients’ experience.
Effective assessments ensure patients are placed on the right list and that they are well prepared, reducing the likelihood of cancellation.
“The service is going really well, the staff have integrated well, have come with a mission mindset. They have been flexible with timings and are very knowledgeable. There has been, great collaboration and great communication with Xyla”
Head of Nursing for Pre-operative Assessment
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
