Ranjit Kirton, MSc, MBPsS
The Behaviour Garage Ltd is on a mission to eradicate psychological harm by behaviour at work, by altering the thinking and behaviour of humanity, to reprogramme us all to deliver and accept safe behaviours.
I am a Consultant Anaesthetist and have been interested in the development of day surgery since starting my consultant post in 2003.
Many of my lists are in our Day Case unit with different specialty surgeons so I have a good insight into the everyday working of the Unit and thus been involved in moving many operations into the Daycase arena.
This started with laparoscopic cholecystectomies and moved to mastoid surgery in ENT, then more recently mastectomies as day cases, some bariatric operations and anti reflux surgery.
I undertake a lot of audit within the Day Case Unit to try and improve day surgery rates towards BADS aspirational targets and to develop effective anaesthetic and analgesic guidelines as best practice to facilitate this. I held the day surgery lead role for many years.
David is a Consultant specialising in Upper Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Wall Surgery at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospitals Medical School in London. He undertook specialist training both in the UK and abroad including clinical attachment in Australia, a Trauma Fellowship in Cape Town, South Africa, and a Fellowship in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
David has been a Council member of the British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) since 2018, where he also served as the Editor of the Journal of One Day Surgery until December 2021. He was appointed as President of BADS in June 2023. In this capacity, David has collaborated closely with various national entities, including NHS England through initiatives including the Getting it Right First Time (GiRFT) programme, to promote excellence and optimise the delivery of day surgery services across the UK.