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The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists are offering the following guidance to support both individual anaesthetists in training and also wider departments deal with winter pressures.
The College is pleased to confirm the results of election to RCoA Council, with terms of office commencing in March 2022.
The findings of the GMC report 'The State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK' are stark with more than one in 10 anaesthetists in training at high risk of burnout.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists in partnership with the Association of Anaesthetists and Refuaid has launched the Refugee Doctor Buddying Scheme.
The RCoA and FICM would like to voice our support for the introduction of new measures to help combat the risks of the Omicron variant.
Anaesthetists at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have achieved re-accreditation under the prestigious Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation.
Funding to help the NHS cope with winter pressures is welcome, but without the staff to provide the care for patients the impact will be minimal.
The College is calling for an urgent increase in higher anaesthetic training places to support the elective recovery and invest in the future of the NHS.
Plans have been established for anaesthetics specialty recruitment in 2022. The following statement outlines what is anticipated and is aimed at helping doctors planning to apply to our specialty.