Opbook app for iPhone and iPad

Recent reports from the Cosmetic Surgery Inter-specialty Committee as well as Sir Keogh urge for greater control of aesthetic practitioners in addition to credentialing of cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately for current trainees aesthetic training is currently sparse in many deaneries around the UK; the often hectic private sector schedule and increased NHS responsibilities of juniors make it particularly difficult for trainee and consultant timetables to match each other.

To overcome this obstacle, a group of trainees and consultants has designed this new smartphone application which aims to match consultant and registrar availability. Opbook, provides a platform where consultants can make trainees aware of private operating lists and SpRs can offer their ser-vices if they are free from NHS clinical commitments.

Features available for consultants include the ability to directly invite “favourite” trainees to an operating list in addition to browsing through volunteer trainees’ profiles prior to choosing the most suitable assistant.