Media Centre
Welcome to the College's media centre – the hub for all media enquiries, including requests for quotes, statements and interviews. You can also find information here about the College and general statistics about anaesthesia.
Office hours
The office is staffed from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Media contacts
media@rcoa.ac.uk
020 7092 1599
07711 767377 (out of hours)
Distribution list
To join our press release distribution list, email us with your contact details and the media outlet you work for.
Journalist support
We can provide urgent and detailed media comments and quotes on topics covering:
- primary and social care
- patient safety
- workforce
- health research
- quality and standards
- perioperative care
- drug concerns
- prehabilitative medicine (fitness, nutrition, mental health)
- government papers
- recommendations for hospitals and more.
Previous press releases and statements issued by the College can be found in our news archive.
If you require a reactive comment or quote from the College, please contact media@rcoa.ac.uk.
All of our Council members are working anaesthetists and have been media trained. They are drawn from a wide range of subspecialties and are available for expert comment on specific medical topics, as well on more general issues affecting the wider UK healthcare sector.
If you require a reactive comment or quote from the College, please contact media@rcoa.ac.uk.
Facts and statistics
- Anaesthesia and perioperative care
- Anaesthesia fact sheet
- Before, during and after an operation your questions answered
- Risks in anaesthesia and Risk fact sheet
Information on the College's work
If you cannot find the information you need, please contact media@rcoa.ac.uk.
