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The College is pleased to confirm that the following candidates have been elected, with terms of office commencing in March 2025.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists response to the government’s ‘Change NHS’ consultation.
Closing statement of the RCoA, FICM and Association of Anaesthetists to Module 3 of the Covid-19 Inquiry.
Thank you to our members who attended the College’s Annual General Meeting on 27 November 2024 and those who voted in advance by proxy. There were three resolutions presented for a member vote and all three were carried.
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attends the Royal College of Anaesthetists Winter Symposium.
The latest news from the ninth week of the public hearings for Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The RCoA, FICM and Association of Anaesthetists are jointly a Core Participant.
Following consideration of a member survey on assisted dying/assisted suicide, Council has taken the decision to change the College’s position on assisted dying/assisted suicide from ‘no stance’ to ‘neutral’, on the basis that a neutral position more closely aligns with the views of a majority of respondents.
We are pleased to see the Government taking action to address the questions our members have been raising for some time by commissioning an independent review of Physician and Anaesthesia Associate Professions.
The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report 2024 reveals the growing shortage of anaesthetists is limiting the ability of the NHS to reduce patient waiting lists, as the UK lags behind the rest of Europe in anaesthetic staffing levels.