How to arrange a sedation for your patient
From your first call to us, through to confirming your patient’s recovery, here’s exactly what happens at each stage — and what we’ll need from you along the way.
Quick facts
Practices need to be registered with Sedation Solutions for the provision of sedation at that location. To register, contact Katie Heffer at marketing@sedationsolutions.co.uk to obtain the documentation.
- To book a sedation, please call our office on 020 8643 0913 to arrange a date and time. It’s best to have a few options available.
- A Patient Pack is then sent to the patient electronically, and includes: an explanation of what sedation is, pre- and post-operative instructions, FAQs, the medical history questionnaire, the consent form, payment arrangements, and escort arrangements and contact details.
- The sedation appointment is only confirmed once we receive the completed, signed Patient Pack back from the patient.
- Sedation outside the hospital setting is limited to patients who conform to ASA I, II, and in some instances III. If in doubt, call our office and we’ll relay your query to a sedationist, who can discuss the patient’s suitability for sedation.
- The treating surgeon or dentist, and the assisting nurse, need to be ILS (Immediate Life Support) certified.
If you haven’t used our services before, please register your surgery with Sedation Solutions before requesting a sedation, by calling our office on 020 8643 0913. The registration process must be completed before a sedation can be booked. Registration is mandatory, and includes an agreement of responsibilities, a practice inspection, and a declaration of the facility’s suitability for the provision of sedation.
If a patient requires sedation, note a few convenient dates and time slots for the surgery, then call our office on the same number to arrange the appointment.
You’ll be sent an electronic referral form to enter the patient’s contact details and the nature of the procedure.
Your patient will receive our Patient Pack: an explanation of sedation, instructions on how to prepare, the medical history questionnaire and the consent form. These must be completed, signed and returned to our office before the sedation can be confirmed.
Should a patient wish to speak to the sedationist, or where the medical history is more complex, a telephone call or a physical consultation with the patient and/or their treating doctor is arranged.
The day before the procedure, the patient receives an electronic reminder with a link to the sedation instructions.
The sedationist arrives at your surgery fully equipped with all sedation drugs, consumables, monitoring equipment and rescue apparatus.
In keeping with the guidelines, all surgeries are expected to have two ‘CD’ oxygen cylinders for dental sedation, and larger cylinders or piped oxygen for medical sedations. The surgery should also have access to a defibrillator or AED.
We will monitor the patient until the discharge criteria is met. The pre-arranged, responsible escort must be at the surgery upon completion of the procedure. They must stay with the patient for the remainder of the day, and in some cases for longer.
The password-protected electronic contemporaneous sedation record is sent to your clinic immediately after the sedation, or the following morning. This sedation record should be retained in a dedicated sedation folder in your management system.
On the day after the surgery, the patient receives a text message from Sedation Solutions checking in on how they’re doing since discharge. This application allows real-time communication between the patient and their sedationist, and the feedback also forms part of our ongoing patient satisfaction audits.
Already booked, and want to know how to prepare your patient beforehand? Read our guidance for healthcare professionals → Not sure if a case is suitable? See procedures suitable for sedation → Or see the patient-facing version of this journey →