1552 'The Modified Cappuccini Audit Tool: Patient Safety in the Operating Theatre'

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Abstract Aim To assess our trust over a period of two weeks with regard to safe supervision of surgical and anaesthetic trainees within the operating theatre using the Cappuccini audit tool. Method Between 7th of December 2020 and 18th December 2020 the anaesthetic and surgical team were approached and if there was a trainee present, they were asked a set of questions as follows: If the supervisor is present in theatre no further action would be taken. If the supervisor was not present the volunteer would attempt to contact the supervisor by the method given by the trainee, and they were asked several questions: Results 146 trainees were identified during our period. Of these the supervisor was present in 93% of cases. Of those not present 90% were contactable by phone, the other 10% were contactable by the trainee themselves. All trainees were happy to answer the questions was explained and all consultants were happy to be contacted. The average time to attend when not present was 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Conclusions We have shown the Cappuccini audit tool to be effective in determining safe supervision and found it in general to be well received within surgery and anaesthetics. We found our trust to have safe supervision in the operating theatre.