Royal College of Anaesthetists’ response to the Department of Health consultation, ‘Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation’
Published: 23/07/2019
About the Royal College of Anaesthetists
16% of all hospital consultants are anaesthetists, making anaesthesia the single largest hospital specialty in the UK1,2,3
Anaesthetists play a critical role in the care of two-thirds of all hospital patients4 and 99% of patients would recommend their hospital’s anaesthesia service to family and friends5
With a combined membership of 22,000 fellows and members, representing the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the third largest Medical Royal College by UK membership.
