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The role of the theatre nurses
22 The theatre staff were made up of Registered General Nurses (RGNs), State Enrolled Nurses (SENs) or Operation Department Practitioners (ODPs). In 1994 it was decided to have separate teams of anaesthetic and scrub nurses so that the anaesthetists were working with the same staff to provide continuity. [26] Prior to this the staff were multi-skilled and worked on the scrub side and also in the anaesthetic room. [27]
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[26] WIT 0132 0006; Mrs Armstrong stated that she enrolled on the anaesthetic course in 1993 in preparation for this split
[27] WIT 0132 0006 Mrs Armstrong