Bulletin Magazine: Spring 2026

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Welcome to the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital specialty in the NHS. We are the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK.

We're here to support your needs. Find out more about:

Find out more about what we do

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Training and careers
We're responsible for setting recruitment, training and assessment standards. This is how we're able to attract and then support the best doctors from medical schools.
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Examinations
The Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examination tests the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes required by anaesthetists in training.
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Research
The College supports the funding, development and delivery of high quality healthcare research.

Ways you can support our work

Membership

Membership
With over 26,000 fellows and members, we represent the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.
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Resources
We keep our fellows and members up-to-date with the latest news from the College and specialty via the Bulletin and regular newsletters as well as providing free access to key academic journals.
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Get involved
We thrive because of our strong and active membership. As we're keen to involve you in our work to help shape future strategy, we've created numerous volunteering roles for fellows and members within the College.

Latest news

Three new appointments made to RCoA Board of Trustees
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is pleased to announce that Dr Elisa Bertoja, Dr Paul Southall and Dr Chris Till have been elected to its Board of Trustees.

One in 10 NHS operations cancelled at short notice
Today the first national overview covering NHS hospitals across England sheds new light on the extent and causes of surgical postponements and cancellations.

SAS and LEDs need better support and career progression
A new report from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) reveals significant and persistent challenges faced by specialty, associate specialist, and specialist (SAS) and Locally Employed Doctors (LEDs) working in anaesthesia across the UK.

Membership provides a variety of benefits to both you as an individual member, but also to the specialty of anaesthesia.

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