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Find out the latest appointments approved, and with sadness we record the deaths of some of our fellows.
Find out the latest appointments approved, and with sadness we record the deaths of some of our fellows.
Jono Bruun reflects on the work done in 2024 and looks forward to the year ahead.
Jono Bruun reflects on the work done in 2024 and looks forward to the year ahead.
You can read the latest editions via their flipbooks. For access to the full library of previous editions, please log in to My RCoA.
Here, you will find the latest monthly editions of the BJA journals.
You can access all the links and articles in the current edition of each journal through these flipbooks. If you'd like to access the full library of articles and editions, please visit the Publications section in your My RCoA account.
This year, for the first time, we’re taking our flagship conference, ‘Anaesthesia’, to Belfast. Book your tickets before 31 January 2025 to get 20% off.
The conference takes place at ICC Belfast in the heart of the city, moments from the maze of cobblestoned streets in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter. We'll be close to the Metropolitan Arts Centre, St Anne’s Cathedral and just a short stroll from the Titanic Belfast, where you can see the story of the Titanic from conception to its maiden voyage. And Belfast is also the home of the blockbuster ‘Game of Thrones’ TV show. Visitors can visit filming locations across Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Our Anaesthesia 2025 venue is a designated conference space with excellent transport links and ‘Green Meetings’ accreditation, helping us to deliver a more sustainable event that benefits the local economy. ‘Visit Belfast’ have an array of local attractions and activities for you to explore, and we plan to help you make the most of your time in the city, and to make your conference experience that much more fulfilling.
Dr James Wicker updates us on AWN's important work, which involves members sharing ideas and supporting each other.
The Anaesthetic Workforce: UK State of the Nation Report 2024 was a sobering reminder of the challenging working environment we find ourselves in. An Anaesthetic Wellbeing Network was born two years before that, meeting online for the first time in February 2022.
It was an attempt to share ideas on how to improve the working conditions of healthcare providers within a network of anaesthetists and clinicians with an interest in this field from the Kent, Surrey and Sussex/London region. The group has proved to be very successful, and has grown, with colleagues from around the country joining virtually, every few months.
So, what have we achieved as a group and what do we hope to do next?
Intensivists and anaesthetists were vital to the Covid-19 response. We hope our involvement has demonstrated to the Inquiry the vital role our members played.
Dr Charlotte Redshaw explores neurodivergence and asks what extent our perception of vulnerability is a stereotypical one and how often we assume that an unlabelled person is neurotypical.
This article provides a practical guide to getting your nitrous oxide project off the ground and, captures everything learnt so far at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
When English chemist Joseph Priestley discovered ‘dephlogisticated nitrous air’, or nitrous oxide in 1772, he unknowingly revolutionised medical practice. What Mr Priestley didn’t know was the significant impact that N2O would have on the environment.
With a lifetime of 150 years in the atmosphere and a 100-year global warming potential 10 times that of carbon dioxide, N2O poses a significant problem.
Are we regularly bulk-buying N2O just to leak it straight into the sky? This is not a new idea. The Nitrous Oxide Project, started in NHS Lothian in 2021 by Alifia Chakera, found that usage of N2O in the theatre setting was much lower than anticipated, with significant wastage in the supply chain. In fact, hospitals that have undertaken similar analyses report that 95–99% of the N2O that’s bought is wasted due to leaks in both outdated manifold systems and in piped N2O supplies.
This article explores what needs to be done next to address Scotland's national gap in clinical governance, which results in blind spots and potential risks to patients.
In Scotland there stands a national gap in clinical governance which results in blind spots and potential risk to patients. This article explores why Scotland is missing out and what needs to be done next.
Our nation is ideally placed to perform and contribute to UK-wide audit. The population size, the uniform governance structure, and the infrastructure and expertise should lend themselves to a world-leading approach to clinical audit and outcomes.
Despite this, Scotland doesn’t participate in an important programme for ensuring standards and safety in anaesthesia in the UK. The Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) is a long-standing collaborative project between the Royal College of Anaesthestists (RCoA) and the Association of Anaesthetists. Established in 2008, it aims to provide a central repository for anaesthesia-related patient-safety incidents. SALG then analyses, prioritises and takes appropriate action on reported incidents.