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The latest news from the fourth 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.
October is Black History Month and we welcome it as an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of black anaesthetists to the speciality and the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘’Reclaiming Narratives", in recognition of the history of Black communities that have often been misrepresented or overlooked.
The latest news from the third 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.
The latest news from the second 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.
New research from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and UCL shows that almost one in three patients (30%) having major non-cardiac surgery do not receive an individualised risk assessment despite recommendations from NHSE and the GMC.
We will shortly conduct a consultation on the draft Anaesthesia Associate (AA) Scope of Practice 2024. As the organisation responsible for safeguarding standards in anaesthesia, it is our role to agree a workable and safe scope of practice for AAs, both at the point of qualification and beyond, including required levels of supervision.
The latest news from the first 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.