MediServe, a private hospital group in Queensland, has blueprinted its elective surgery pathway and identified three fail points: consent documentation is requested too close to the procedure date causing patient anxiety; the holding area lacks visible staff supervision during wait periods; and post-operative discharge instructions are delivered verbally to patients still affected by anaesthesia. Which recommendation BEST addresses all three fail points simultaneously?

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Move consent collection to a dedicated pre-admission appointment earlier in the journey, add a visible staff presence protocol in the holding area with scheduled check-in intervals, and replace verbal discharge instructions with written take-home materials reviewed by a sober patient and family member

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Invest in digital service innovation — consent forms via a patient portal, holding area monitoring screens, and automated discharge summary emails — to address all three fail points through a single technology platform

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Redesign the blueprint with stronger backstage support for documentation management and allocate additional nursing staff to the holding area and post-operative ward to address capacity gaps

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Reduce the total elective surgery pathway to fewer steps to minimise potential fail points, simplify patient documentation, and rely on nursing staff to repeat discharge instructions as many times as required

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