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PCC:

Perioperative Care Collaborative

Influencing and supporting clinical policies into perioperative practice
Set up in 2002 with an aim to explore perioperative issues and reach consensus on how they should be addressed.  BARNA is an official partner in PCC since its inception.
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About the Perioperative Care Collaborative:
The Perioperative Care Collaborative (PCC) is comprised of professional organisations and associations representing the health professionals working in practice and education, within the perioperative environment. The aim is to enable those practicing in the multi-professional perioperative team to debate and discuss contemporary key issues that impact on patient care. As a collaborative, they will strive to enhance the perioperative patients’ experience by influencing healthcare policy through publication and dissemination of best practice and guidance.


Who are the PCC?
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​They are a collaborative of professional bodies and associations that represent the different health professionals working within perioperative practice, both in clinical practice and in education.  Membership of the PCC currently includes the following organisations:
  • Association for Perioperative Practice
  • Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations
  • British Association of Day Surgery
  • British Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurses Association
  • College of Operating Department Practitioners
  • Royal College of Nursing
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What does the PCC do?
  • Work together to collaboratively formulate and agree national guidance, recommendations and position statements related to perioperative care.
  • Undertake projects that support the development of practice.
  • Promote evidence based perioperative practice.
  • Work within the framework of clinical governance.
  • Work collaboratively with key stakeholder organisations.
  • Develop links and consult with other organisations or independent experts as required.
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​What projects have the PCC been involved in?
They have developed a number of key position statements which define best practice for different aspects of perioperative care and thus can be used to inform clinical practice, for example:
  • Optimising the contribution of the perioperative support worker (2015)
  • Surgical First Assistant Position Statement (2012)
  • Development of an educational curriculum for perioperative nurses, reflecting both the European nursing curriculum and the UK CODP curriculum. Published in Spring 2017.
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Issues for review by PCC in 2021:
  • Staffing of Obstetric Theatres
  • The Role of the Registered Nursing Associate in the Surgical Care Team
  • The Role of the Perioperative Healthcare Assistant and Nursing Associate in the Anaesthetic and Recovery Team


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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Governance
    • Meet the Team
    • Get Involved
    • Core Ideology
    • History
  • Join BARNA
    • Membership Classification
    • Benefits of Membership
    • New Membership Form
    • Membership Renewal Form
    • Data Protection Policy
    • Contact Membership
  • Networks
    • IFNA
    • ICPAN
    • Perioperative Care Collaborative [PCC]
    • Centre for Perioperative Care [CPOC]
    • National Forums
    • Perioperative Associations
  • News
  • Events
    • 2025 - BARNA Annual Conference
    • 2024 - BARNA Annual Conference
    • Past Conferences & Events
    • Study Day
  • Education
    • Peri-Anaesthesia Roles
    • UK Training Courses
    • Competency Led Training
    • Learning and Teaching Resources
    • Revalidation
    • Reflection on Practice
    • Education Forum
  • Clinical Practice
    • Standards & Audit
    • Management Issues
    • Research / Evidence Based Practice
    • Innovative Practice
    • Clinical Posters
    • FAQ's
  • Corporate
    • Conference 2025
    • Conference 2024
    • Past Sponsors Record