News

21 June 2023 Introducing Our New Students & Early Careers SIG Support - Summor

We're delighted to announce a new appointment for the Students & Early Careers SIG support role - Summor Fenton. Find out more about Summor below.

21 June 2023 Introducing Our New Scotland Regional Lead

We're delighted to announce a new appointment for the Scotland Regional Lead position - Leah Polus.
Leah qualified as a staff nurse in November 2003 and started working as a scrub nurse in theatres at Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline, Fife.

17 May 2023 Students and Early Careers Award

We're giving away 10 pairs of FREE tickets to #AfPPConf2023 with our Students and Early Careers Award!

This award is designed to help students, and those who recently joined the perioperative field, access the learning and networking opportunities they need to kickstart their perioperative career.

16 May 2023 Introducing Our New Students & Early Careers SIG Support - Bethany

We're delighted to announce a new appointment for the Students & Early Careers SIG support role - Bethany Imms.

12 May 2023 Introducing A fun Perioperative Puzzle

To celebrate all things perioperative in the month of May we have designed a fun quiz for you to tackle. Working as a team, or as a solo entry, guess the perioperative-related procedure, equipment or patient position that is being referenced with each clue.

20 April 2023 AfPP Board Members Attend International Gatherings

Members of the AfPP Board have recently been busy attending global events, including our President, Ruth Collins, and AfPP's Non-Elected Trustee, Lisa Tierney.

19 April 2023 Get to know the North West Regional Lead... Cheryl Smith

We're delighted to introduce Cheryl Smith, our new Regional Lead for the North West. Get to know a little bit more about Cheryl below.

13 April 2023 NatSSIPs (2) and WHO Checklist Flowchart

In January 2023, the Centre for Perioperative Care published revised National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs 2), designed to reduce misunderstandings or errors and to improve team cohesion.

12 April 2023 Celebrate Your Perioperative Team 2023

In honour of International Nurses Day on 12 May and National ODP Day on 14 May, we have designed some selfie frames for your enjoyment.

New for 2023 we have developed a frame that celebrates perioperative professionals, regardless of their role. This way the whole team can celebrate together and everyone can join in on the fun!

12 April 2023 First Time Attendee Award 2023

We're giving away 10 FREE tickets to #AfPPConf2023 with our First Time Attendee Award!

To make our flagship event more accessible to members, we are giving away 10 FREE tickets to AfPP Members who haven't attended our Annual Conference before.