•Clerking - standard clerk-in procedure with modifications for thoracic surgery

•Admission checklist and how to make a plan for the patient

•Note taking - if it isn’t recorded it didn’t happen

•Setting up the patient in recovery

•Daily chores

•Weekend plan - leaving a useful summary for your colleagues covering for the weekend

•Discharge plan - if you don’t want your beds blocked, start your discharge plan on admission, or better still, at the pre-assessment clinic

•Thromboprophylaxis

•Anti-platelet agents and anti-coagulants

•Treating supraventricular tachycardias