Welsh Pre-Operative Digital System

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is undertaking a preliminary market engagement exercise in relation to an intended procurement for an all-Wales Pre-Operative Digital System. DHCW is exploring the market for a national digital solution to standardise and modernise the pre-operative assessment process across NHS Wales. Current pre-operative assessment arrangements are fragmented, with variation across Health Boards and a combination of paper-based processes and local digital solutions. This creates delays, duplication of effort, limited data sharing, and can contribute to late cancellations and underutilised theatre capacity. The proposed solution is intended to support early health scre…