Chapter IV: Technical operating conditions

I.-The interventional sector referred to in article R. 6123-201 is adapted to the practice of the surgical care activity concerned and anaesthesia, from the immediate preparation of the patient before the operation to the end of post-interventional monitoring, subject to the provisions of article D. 6124-98-1. II.-The interventional sector is subject to controlled access and comprises: 1° A protected interventional block with several interventional rooms, each of which is protected;…

The organisation and operation of the interventional sector, in particular the protected interventional unit, are specified and recorded in a document brought to the attention of all staff working in the interventional sector. This document specifies in particular: 1° The roles and responsibilities of staff working in the interventional sector; 2° The procedures for planning staff attendance times, drawing up programmes and regulating the activity of the protected interventional unit;…

The holder of the authorisation must ensure that the architectural configuration of its site and its organisation are such as to ensure the reception and stay of patients, whether on an outpatient or full-time inpatient basis. This configuration allows access to the premises and facilitates circulation adapted to the characteristics of the patients and the terms and conditions of their care. The holder of the authorisation must ensure the reception…

A discharge form is given to patients before they leave the unit. This report, signed by one of the unit doctors, mentions the identity of the medical staff who took part in the operation, the recommendations on what to do in terms of post-operative or post-anaesthetic monitoring, particularly with regard to pain management, and the contact details of the health establishment staff responsible for continuity of care.

I.-The medical staff required for surgical activity includes: 1° Doctors specialising in surgery, whose speciality is adapted to the specific therapeutic practices mentioned in II of article R. 6123-202 and implemented by the holder of the authorisation for surgical care activity; 2° Doctors specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care. A doctor is appointed to coordinate the unit mentioned in article D. 6124-282. II.-The non-medical staff required for surgical activities include…

The authorisation for surgical care is only granted if the holder organises the surgical management of patients referred to it by emergency medical facilities, in accordance with 5° of article D. 6114-3.

The holder of the authorisation for the surgical care activity provides the operational directory of resources mentioned in 1° of article D. 6124-25 with updated information relating to its available and mobilisable resources.

In the context of exposure to ionising radiation, the authorisation holder shall ensure that staff and patients have access to the tools needed to optimise radiation protection.