Revised Charter and Ordinances

On 15 February we received Orders from the Privy Council approving amendments to the College's Charter and Ordinances. Our new Charter and Ordinances, which were approved by members at the AGM on 1 December 2022, and Regulations that were updated and amended at Council in February 2023, are now in effect.

 

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Welcome to RCoA

Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital specialty in the NHS. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK.

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Working with our members, we ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine.

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Upcoming events

Cardiac symposium 2022

Cardiac disease and anaesthesia symposium
26 April 2023 | 09:00 - 17:00
Join us in April for two days of discussion about anaesthesia for patients with cardiac disease.
Anaesthesia 2023

Anaesthesia 2023
16 May 2023
Anaesthesia 2023 flagship conference will take place in Birmingham and online in May 2023 for three days of what promises, to be a bigger, better, must-attend event for the specialty.

Latest news

Macintosh Professorships
The College is delighted to announce that Macintosh Professorships have been awarded to Dr Andrew Conway Morris and Dr Thomas G Smith. Awards are made in recognition of outstanding contributions to the wider field of anaesthesia.

Clinical Quality Advisor

We are recruiting a Clinical Quality Advisor to advise and support our clinical quality workstreams, including representing the College in its work with stakeholders across different disciplines. The Clinical Quality Advisor is central to the successful running of the Clinical Quality team and will be supported by a number of dedicated and experienced College staff.

RCoA welcomes talks to resolve pay dispute
We are pleased that the government has agreed to enter talks with the BMA to seek a resolution to the dispute over junior doctors’ pay. Junior doctors are under a great deal of pressure arising from profound NHS workforce shortages and other factors causing a steady erosion of morale and wellbeing, including pay.

Recruitment and Exams guidance

Recruitment into anaesthesia
The College provides support to the anaesthesia recruitment process in the UK. This page has the most up to date information on recruitment and links on how to enter the anaesthesia training programme.

Become a FRCA examiner

Find out if you are eligible to become a Primary or Final FRCA examiner and join a warm and welcoming team of professionals dedicated to upholding standards in anaesthetic training.

Visiting and observing FRCA examinations
The College welcomes visitors to the Primary and Final FRCA examinations. To find out if you are eligible, please go to our visitor page.