Surveys

Members wishing to make a survey submission should complete an RCoA Survey Application Form and return it to surveys@rcoa.ac.uk.  Please read the form and this guidance carefully before submitting.

Survey Submission Guidelines

• approved surveys are shared as links on this webpage or electronically as part of established RCoA communication channels – only apply if your project is using an online survey tool
• the scheduling of all survey distribution and the inclusion of specific surveys is at the RCoA’s discretion
• please be aware that the RCoA also runs its own surveys of members and your project may clash with ongoing RCoA work
• there may also be a number of surveys awaiting distribution and your project timescales may not line up with RCoA capacity
• the RCoA will not bulk email its members with a message specific to your survey, nor will it coordinate physical mail-outs of survey materials
• survey links will only be circulated following review by members of Council for relevance to the overall RCoA strategy, and a subsequent methodological review by members of the CR&I Executive Management Board. Applicants with fixed data collection time-frames should plan several weeks’ lead-in time for any submission to accommodate this, plus any changes required by the reviewers to the survey contents
• return completed Survey Application Forms to surveys@rcoa.ac.uk. 

Please Note

Whilst the RCoA has agreed to circulate the links for these surveys for the interest of its members, unless otherwise noted, neither the RCoA nor the CR&I are members of the survey teams or official sponsors of any of these research projects.

Current Surveys

Difficult airway survey - Stage 3 Anaesthetists in Training

The 2021 Curriculum now suggests Anaesthetists in Training (AITs) should be able to independently manage patients for awake intubation and awake fibreoptic intubation. In the survey authors' localities many AITs and new Consultants have expressed anecdotally that they feel training opportunities do not prepare them for having the required confidence and skillset to manage difficult airways at the time of their CCT. This survey, led by anaesthetists at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, explores this further with AiTs in Stage 3 of their training pathway. Data will be shared with the RCoA and Difficult Airway Society once collated. Access the survey here. 

The survey closes on 31 October 2024.  

Single-shot spinals: To gown or not to gown? 

There is a wide variation of practice internationally with regards to wearing a sterile gown to perform spinal anaesthesia. What is the evidence and should we be gowning for single-shot spinals? You are invited to share your thoughts in this survey developed by a consultant anaesthetist in Singapore.  

The survey closes on 31 December 2024. 

Working with patients with mental health issues in intensive care 

A group of NHS clinicians and academics from the University of Bath are hoping to improve training about and care for those with mental health issues in acute hospital intensive care settings. This survey is for doctors and nurses who have worked in an ICU at least one month of the last 12, and explores their attitudes, knowledge and skills related to working with patients with mental health in ICU. Access the survey here. 

The survey closes in March 2025.  

Autism and autistic traits in doctors

Researchers from Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Autistic Doctors International are exploring the prevalence of autism and autistic traits in doctors within the United Kingdom (UK). If you have ever worked as a doctor in the UK (registered with the General Medical Council), you can take part here.   

Do you have a survey you wish to submit to the College?
Please ensure that you complete a Survey Application Form in full before making your submission. If you have any queries, please contact us for advice.