Patient information
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The COVID-19 pandemic pushed intensive care workload to its limits, and the anaesthetic workforce responded by supporting their intensive care colleagues across the country.
Translations of our patient information leaflets, produced in partnership with the international translation charity Translators without Borders.
Read our glossary which explains words or medical terms you may hear or read in information about anaesthesia.
The word anaesthesia means ‘loss of sensation’. It can involve a simple local anaesthetic injection or using powerful drugs which cause unconsciousness.
Information for patients and carers written by the College's Patient Information Group
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Read all our detailed anaesthesia information leaflets and resources specifically for patients and their carers which have been written by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.