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New recommendations to protect people who choose cosmetic surgery25 Apr 2013The independent review into cosmetic interventions, today sets out how it would like to see the sector better regulated, practitioners better trained and people having proper redress if things go wrong. The key elements the review group feel would contribute to a successful and... |
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GMC publishes first guide for patients on what to expect from their...22 Apr 2013A new guide for patients setting out what they should expect from their doctor has been published by the General Medical Council (GMC). The new guide is based on the GMC’s core guidance for doctors - Good medical practice. It explains the key duties of a doctor and how patients... |
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Robert Francis QC - Report on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation...06 Feb 2013THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ANAESTHETISTS COMMENT The Royal College of Anaesthetists would like to offer sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who died as a result of the poor care the inquiry by Robert Francis QC has revealed. We look to a positive response from... |
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'Pain Less: the future of relief' exhibition now open09 Nov 2012The Royal College of Anaesthetists is delighted to be working in collaboration with the Science Museum in an exhibition entitled 'Pain Less: the future of relief'. This new exhibition is aimed at the general public, and covers the physiology and psychology of pain and current... |
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Recruitment for new lay members 201218 Oct 2012As a result of recruitment in July 2012, the Patient Liaison Group have welcomed three new lay members Mr Robert Evans, Miss Carol Green and Miss Lauren Osborne. Information regarding the membership of the PLG can be found on the Lay Members page. |
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Guidelines for patients undergoing surgery as part of an Enhanced...26 Jun 2012These guidelines have been produced to provide general information for patients undergoing surgery as part of an Enhanced Recovery Programme (ERP). They have been written by medical and non-medical members of three medical Royal Colleges, all of which run patient groups that... |
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New organ donation awareness initiative with Facebook02 May 2012Facebook has joined the drive for more organ donors by developing an initiative allowing users to state their intention to become an organ donor and share that choice with others via their profile timeline. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), the UK Organ Donation organisation is ... |
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Patient information: Call for help29 Mar 2012We need anaesthetists to help us renew and update the College patient information resource. In 2012 we will be updating the Risk information leaflets, and soon after we will also be reviewing the original patient information leaflet series. If you have an interest in consulting... |
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Stop before the Op23 Feb 2012A new patient information leaflet explaining why it is especially helpful to give up smoking before an operation. Developed by the Anaesthetic department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust ...more |
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Don't play Russian Roulette with flu05 Oct 2011Last year many ICUs came under serious pressure because of H1N1 infections. The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has written personally to College presidents seeking their support, and that of their Fellows and Members, for the vaccination programme this winter.... |