Boards and Committees
The following table lists College Boards, Committees and Working Groups, as well as the Chair and administrative contact for each.
Terms of reference for the main College Boards are below.
- Finance and Resources Board
- Education, Training and Examinations Board
- Clinical Quality and Research Board
- Membership, Media and Development Board
If you would like to enquire about membership and forthcoming dates, please contact the relevant administrator.
| Board | Chair | Secretariat | Reports to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees | Dr Claire Shannon | Shaun Lee | - |
| Council | Dr Claire Shannon | Gillie Lyons | Board of Trustees |
| Finance & Resources Board | Dr Sarah Ramsay | Rachel Drayton | |
| Education, Training and Examinations Board | Dr Satya Francis | Val Perkins | Council |
| Membership, Media & Development Board | Dr Jon Chambers | Pia Williams | |
| Clinical Quality & Research Board | Dr Helgi Johannsson | Claire Flatt | |
| Board for Scotland | Dr Daphne Varveris | Maggie Farquhar | |
| Board for Northern Ireland | Dr Sinead McGuirk | Nii-Teiko Turkson | |
| Board for Wales | Dr Simon Ford | Nii-Teiko Turkson | |
| Faculty of Pain Medicine | Dr Ganesan Baranidharan | FPM Team | |
| Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) Board | Professor Derek Alderson | CPOC |
| Committee or group | Chair | Secretariat | Reports to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk, Internal Audit and Governance Committee | Tim Golbourn |
Gillie Lyons and |
Board of Trustees |
| Environmental Sustainability Committee | Dr Paul Southall | Rachel Drayton | |
| People, Reward and Culture Committee | Davina Goodall-Smith | Rachel Drayton | |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee | Dr Elisa Bertoja | Val Perkins | |
| National Honours Committee | - | Governance Team | Council |
| Disciplinary Committee | - | ||
| Nominations Committee | Dr Sarah Thornton | Pia Williams | |
| Physicians Assistants in Anaesthesia Evaluation & Decision Group | Dr Chris Carey | Karen Sikka | |
| National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA) Board | Professor Ramani Moonesinghe | Pamela Hines | |
| National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia (NIAA) Research Council | Pamela Hines | ||
| Digital Data and Technology Strategy and Assurance Group (DDaT SaAG) | - | Finance & Resources Board | |
| Investment Committee | Dr Paul Southall | Rachel Drayton | |
| Anaesthetists in Training Committee | Dr Rashmi Rebello and Dr Sophie Jackman | Bakeeda Maddix | Education, Training & Examinations Board |
| Examinations Committee | Dr Roger Sharpe | Tanya Wright | |
| Anaesthetic Curriculum & Lifelong Learning Platform D&A Group | Dr Helgi Johannsson | Chris Kennedy | |
| Portfolio Pathway Executive Committee (PPEC) | Dr Derek McLaughlan | Jenny Redmore | |
| Recruitment Executive Committee | Dr Stephen Robb and Dr Chris Taylor | Mariamichela Moccia | |
| SAS Committee | Dr Ashwini Keshkamat | Sophie Blazeby | |
| Training, Curriculum and Assessment Committee | Dr Sarah Thornton and Dr Jon Chambers | Lusi McCarty | |
| Workforce Committee | Dr Satya Francis | Jenny Redmore | |
| Bulletin Editorial Board | Dr Jon Chambers | Bulletin | Membership, Media & Development Board |
| Events & Professional Development Committee | Dr Toni Brunning | Pia Williams | |
| Heritage and Archives Committee | Dr Janice Fazackerley | Pia Williams | |
| BJA - RCoA Liaison Group | Pia Williams | ||
| Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) | Dr Jon Chambers | ACSA | Clinical Quality & Research Board |
| Centre for Research and Improvement (CR&I) Executive Management Board | Professor Iain Moppett | Laura Cortes | |
| Clinical Leaders in Anaesthesia (CLAN) Executive | Dr Karl Brennan | - | |
| Ethics Committee | Dr Felicity Plaat | Owen Waite | |
| Patient Information Group | Dr Samantha Black | Elena Fabbrani | |
| PatientsVoices@RCoA | Jenny Westaway | Elena Fabbrani | |
| Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) | Dr Felicity Plaat & Dr Philip Barclay | Ifarah Ahmed |
Please find all upcoming dates here.