📢 The College is pleased to announce details of the next CUE Forum. 📅 10th December 2026 ⌚️ 10:30am - 3:30pm 🏢 Edge Hill University (Manchester Campus), St James Building, Oxford Road, Manchester.

📢 Parliamentary Showcase Event 28th October 2026 The College of Operating Department Practitioners will be participating in a Parliamentary Showcase Event on 28th October 2026 organised by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Allied Health Professions (APPG) (1/3)

Today is World Anaesthesia Day 2026: Before, During and Beyond Surgery #WAD2026 A day to celebrate the many ways the Anaesthesia Team support patients throughout their surgical journey, often in roles and settings that extend far beyond the operating department.

📢 Launched today, the Future ODP website. The website has been developed as part of a National ODP Workforce Reform Project, led by Canterbury Christ Church University and delivered in partnership with the College of Operating Department Practitioners. To visit website: futureodp.co.uk

📢 Today is AHPs Day 2026 with the key theme being Celebrating AHPs Deliver. Thank you to all AHPs for your incredible impact on our patients and communities #AHPsDay

📢 Today marks the launch of the first multidisciplinary pathway guideline: Clinical Guideline for Perioperative Care of People with Parkinson’s Disease. The CODP is pleased to endorse this new guideline. The guideline can be accessed at: cpoc.org.uk/guidelines-r...

Clinical Guideline for Perioperative Care of People with Parkinson's Disease

The guideline covers the entire perioperative pathway for adults with Parkinson's disease undergoing elective or emergency surgery. It includes recommendations for preoperative optimisation, theatre a...

cpoc.org.uk

📢 NHS England is working with stakeholders to Build a Better Future for Maternity and Neonatal Care through engagement with learners, educators, clinicians and staff involved in maternity and neonatal care. To contribute to the conversation, please visit: yourvoice.clevertogether.com

📢 CODP Annual Conference 7th May 2027 Our Call for Abstracts for oral presentations closes on 1st October 2026. For further information and Abstract Submission Guideline document, please visit the CODP homepage at: codp.org.uk/page/home

📢 CODP Annual Conference 7th May 2027 Our Call for Abstracts for oral presentations is now open. For further information and Abstract Submission Guideline document, please visit the CODP homepage at: codp.org.uk/page/home

📢 The CODP Annual Conference 2027 is to be held on Friday 7th May 2027 with the venue being the National Conference Centre in Birmingham. The National Conference Centre is centrally situated at Junction 6 of the M42 motorway and 5 minutes from Birmingham International railway station (1/2)

📢 The OneTogether awards are closing soon 👇 The OneTogether Awards celebrate and share best practice in reducing the risk of surgical site infection. For further information please visit: onetogether.org.uk/onetogether-...

HCPC audits sound scarier than they are. Every 2 years at renewal, some registrants get asked for a CPD profile... don't scramble last minute. Swipe for what assessors actually check ➡️ @cpdme.bsky.social #WeAreODPs #CODPLeadsChange

The Royal College of Anaesthetists, Association of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society have developed a joint statement that emphasises the key elements of rapid sequence induction and intubation. The joint statement can be accessed at: www.rcoa.ac.uk/rapid-sequen...

We believe CPD shouldn't feel like admin, and neither does @cpdme.bsky.social. That's why it is included in your CODP membership. Swipe for 3 habits quietly costing you time. Already using CPDme? Let us know in the comments how it's helped. 👇 #WeAreODPs #CODPLeadsChange #CPDme #CPDMadeSimple

Happy 78th Birthday to the NHS 🎂🎉 Today we say a huge thank you to every NHS worker past and present, for providing outstanding care, compassion and support to patients, families and communities every single day. Thank You. #NHSBirthday

📢 The updated NICE Quality Standard on Perioperative Care in Adults (QS216) has been published on the NICE website and can be found at: www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs216

📢 Language and Communication in Patient Care Environments. The CODP has today published a guidance document in relation to language and communication in patient care environments. The document can be found on the CODP Homepage codp.org.uk/page/home under CODP Documents and Publications.

📢 The current AHPs Deliver Strategy concludes in 2027 and the Office of the CAHPO aims to publish a new professional framework in Spring 2027. The first opportunity to have your say on the development of the new framework is now open, please visit tinyurl.com/yyr7ecs8 Feedback closes 18/09/2026.

On my way to the codp.org.uk CUE Forum. Another entry in my @cpdme portfolio. Finding this College membership benefit an absolute boon in our HCPC Audit year. @collegeodp.bsky.social

📢 It has been highlighted by those working in workforce development that ODPs can often be declined the opportunity to apply for roles outside of the operating theatre on the basis that the essential criteria in person specifications states Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration (1/4 )

📢 Free webinar - Driving Down Surgical Site Infections: A Multi Pillar Approach. 📅 14th October 2026 ⌚️ 7:00pm To register, please visit: thermarmour.com/driving-down...

📢 Happy National ODP Day 🎉 🎈 🎉 Thank you to every single Operating Department Practitioner for your dedication and professionalism, the unwavering support you offer others and for always going above and beyond to deliver outstanding compassionate care to your patients – Thank you (1/3)

Today is International Nurses Day 🎉 We thank all Nurses for your compassion and commitment in providing care to your patients and their families and the difference this makes to their lives - Thank You 💙

📢 The Greener NHS Team are undertaking a study relating to overheating in paediatric hospitals and acute care settings during periods of hot weather. If you would like to participate, please complete a brief online questionnaire to register your interest 👉 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

📢 Corridor Care in Post Anaesthetic Care Units A joint statement from perioperative professional bodies highlights serious concerns about this unsafe and unsustainable practice. Read the full joint statement on the CODP website under CODP documents and publications codp.org.uk/page/home

#CODPConference2026 Set-up in full swing codp.org.uk

📢 The College is pleased to announce details of the next Clinical and University Educators (CUE) Forum. 📅 18th June 2026 ⌚ 10:30am - 3:30pm 🏫 London South Bank University, Passmore Centre, 12 Borough Road, London. SE1 0AN

📢 Only three days until the CODP Annual Conference 2026. Have you an interest in Simulated Learning? This session is one not to be missed. Full agenda details can be found at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annual-con... #CODPConference2026

📢 It's now just two weeks to National ODP Day - 14th May 2026. Please visit the CODP home page codp.org.uk/page/home for downloadable resources which includes a dedicated Media Pack created by the SURGE Team at Canterbury Christ Church University.

📢 At the College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP) Annual Conference, we will be announcing our collaboration with CPDme, marking an exciting step in supporting ongoing professional development for CODP members (1/2)