Heritage Series Episode 5: The Power of Observation

Simon ia a former Consultant Anaesthetist from North Manchester.   He has interests in vascular anaesthesia and obstetrics.  He was a College Tutor for Anaesthesia and ACCS and an RCoA Examiner. Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2016, he took an early ill health retirement.

He then signed up to a part time Masters in Medical History and Humanities at Manchester University.  The  course covered the representation of illness in literature and art which ignited his interest in this topic.

Dr Sarah Ramsay works in Glasgow as a consultant in Anaesthesia and ICM and recognises the value of cohesion between her specialties. She has recently finished a three term as the Chair of the RCoA Scottish Board and continues to sit on the Scottish Board.  She is a current member of Council and Chair's the RCoA Finance Board.

Sarah also has experience of working on national bodies, having been Honorary Secretary of the Scottish Intensive Care Society and more recently Honorary Secretary of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland, which is building important links between medical specialties and key senior figures in Scottish healthcare. 

Sarah's passion is to provide a strong voice for Scottish Fellows and Members and to ensure that the similarities, and differences, met across the UK in the broad specialty of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine are effectively represented.

Maria worked in the NHS throughout her professional career and spent 34 years as a consultant anaesthetist at Epsom General Hospital.  

She was a Member of Council of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and ultimately Senior Vice-President. Thereafter, she held the post of Clinical Quality Adviser to the College. She is currently Chair of the Heritage and Archives Committee at the College. 

She has always had an interest in patient information and patient safety, and worked as a GMC Associate until 2022. 

Most of her publications have been concerned with standard setting, quality assurance and safety and she is the author or co-author of several national guidelines.