The Association for Perioperative Practice is committed to helping perioperative practitioners to develop their skills, as well as improving patient care and safety. As we approach the end of 2024, it is a time for reflection, and this year has been a particularly important year for the AfPP – as it has celebrated its 60th Anniversary.
Daisy Ayris first set up the National Association of Theatres Nurses (NATN) in 1964, changing its name to the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) in 2005 — in recognition of the significant changes that were happening in the perioperative environment, and to accommodate the growing number of Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) wanting to join the membership.
At this year's 60th Anniversary Conference, AfPP President, Ruth Collins, celebrated the organisation's legacy and paid tribute to the organisation's forward-thinking founder, who had the idea of bringing together other like-minded clinicians to improve patient safety within the perioperative environment. As AfPP celebrated its "diamond anniversary", Ruth praised Daisy's confidence, courage and determination to step up and take the lead in developing a place of excellence — she thanked her for leaving behind her a "precious jewel", in the form of AfPP.
Ruth also likened perioperative practitioners to "diamonds": "Formed under pressure, each with their own unique qualities, these diamonds may have flaws, but they are all beautiful," she commented.
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