The Big Perioperative Natter

Free and open to all perioperative practitioners. 

The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) is proud to announce the launch of The Big Perioperative Natter; a landmark live online experience for everyone working in operating theatres across the country.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday 4 March 2026
Time: 7-8pm
Cost: Free
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This is a live, interactive, one-hour event where participants take part in a series of one-to-one conversations with peers from across the UK. It’s not a webinar, lecture, or survey; it is a safe, private space to discuss the realities of working in operating theatres today: training, workforce wellbeing, teamwork, professional fulfilment, and the pressures shaping everyday practice. It is a live, interactive event where, after an opening welcome with instructions, participants are paired into a series of short, one-to-one conversations with peers. You can have your camera on or off, it is entirely up to you, and you can join by simply clicking a link.

From operating department practitioners to theatre nurses, scrub staff, anaesthetists, support teams, and surgeons, this is a rare opportunity to step up to a virtual watercooler; a space for honest conversations with fellow practitioners who live the same pressures, challenges and responsibilities every day.