Oliver Tierney, the new President of The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP),the UK’s leading membership organisation dedicated to hospital theatre practitioners and improving perioperative care, has stepped into the role with a clear vision: to influence positive change in healthcare and safety in hospital operating theatres for staff and patients.
A passionate and dedicated educator driven by a deep knowledge and understanding of human factors, Oliver Tierney, who lives in Wallasey, is delighted to become the new AfPP President, and to have an opportunity to "affect real change".
Oliver, who has worked in healthcare since 1999, and is now the Clinical Lead for Education, Risk and Governance at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Charity in Fazakerley, Liverpool, says while he still loves what he does, there are serious issues that need tackling. Oliver says that staff are "under increasing pressure in the NHS, and it's a numbers game now," and raises the question: "Are we cutting corners on safety and pushing staff too hard?"
Oliver further warns that budgets have been stripped right back, there is little money available for the professional development of staff, and "all student bursaries have been cancelled." He adds that there has been no investment in community and social care, which is "short-sighted".
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