GP Clinic – Minor Surgical Procedure Record
Patient Details:
John Smith
12/03/1960, NHS Number: 1234567890
Date and time of procedure: 01/11/2024 10:00
Name of clinician performing procedure: Dr. Jane Doe
Name of nurse or assistant present: Nurse Sarah Green
Referral & Clinical Background:
Referring clinician or source: Self-referral
Lesion history, including onset, duration, and symptoms: The patient noticed a small, dark mole on his back approximately 6 months ago. It has gradually increased in size and has recently started to itch occasionally.
Lesion Description:
Lesion characteristics – size, colour, surface, border: 6mm, irregular border, dark brown, slightly raised surface.
Lesion location: Upper back
Previous treatment(s) for lesion: None
Provisional diagnosis: Suspicious naevus
Procedure Details:
Procedure performed:
[x] Ellipse Excision
[ ] Flap
[ ] Punch Biopsy
[ ] Other: [Specify]
Anaesthetic used:
[x] Lignocaine 1%
[ ] Lignocaine 2%
[ ] Lignocaine with Adrenaline
Anaesthetic dose in mL: 2mL
Batch number of anaesthetic: ABC123
Expiry date of anaesthetic: 01/01/2026
Sutures:
Type and size of sutures: 4/0 Vicryl
Number of sutures placed: 4
Dressings:
Dressings applied post-procedure: Steri-strips and a light dressing
Post-Operative Instructions:
Patient advised on:
[x] Wound care
[x] Signs of infection
[x] Analgesia
[x] Emergency contact
Date of next check / dressing change: 7 days
Planned number of days until suture removal: 10 days
Return to:
[x] Own GP
[x] This clinic
Histology:
Specimen sent:
[x] Yes
[ ] No
Specimen site/description: Excision of suspicious naevus, upper back
Laboratory or courier details: Pathology Lab, City Hospital
Histology result:
[ ] Awaiting
[x] Received
Action required based on histology result: Patient to be informed of results and further management plan discussed.
Sign-off:
Clinician name and signature: Dr. Jane Doe (signed)
Date of clinician sign-off: 01/11/2024
Nurse/assistant name and signature: Nurse Sarah Green (signed)
Date of nurse/assistant sign-off: 01/11/2024
GP Clinic – Minor Surgical Procedure Record
Patient Details:
[Patient full name] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
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[Date and time of procedure] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Name of clinician performing procedure] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Name of nurse or assistant present] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Referral & Clinical Background:
[Referring clinician or source] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Lesion history, including onset, duration, and symptoms] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely. Write in paragraph format.)
Lesion Description:
[Lesion characteristics – size, colour, surface, border] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely. Write in sentence format.)
[Lesion location] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Previous treatment(s) for lesion] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Provisional diagnosis] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Procedure Details:
Procedure performed:
[ ] Ellipse Excision
[ ] Flap
[ ] Punch Biopsy
[ ] Other: [Specify]
(Mark with "[x]" if information is explicitly mentioned in the transcript, contextual notes, or clinical note, and leave "[ ]" for information not explicitly mentioned. Do not omit any categories, even if nothing is reported.)
Anaesthetic used:
[ ] Lignocaine 1%
[ ] Lignocaine 2%
[ ] Lignocaine with Adrenaline
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[Anaesthetic dose in mL] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Batch number of anaesthetic] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Expiry date of anaesthetic] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Sutures:
[Type and size of sutures] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Number of sutures placed] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Dressings:
[Dressings applied post-procedure] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Post-Operative Instructions:
Patient advised on:
[ ] Wound care
[ ] Signs of infection
[ ] Analgesia
[ ] Emergency contact
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[Date of next check / dressing change] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Planned number of days until suture removal] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Return to:
[ ] Own GP
[ ] This clinic
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Histology:
Specimen sent:
[ ] Yes
[ ] No
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[Specimen site/description] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Laboratory or courier details] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Histology result:
[ ] Awaiting
[ ] Received
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[Action required based on histology result] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
Sign-off:
[Clinician name and signature] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Date of clinician sign-off] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Nurse/assistant name and signature] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
[Date of nurse/assistant sign-off] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, contextual notes or clinical note, else omit section entirely.)
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