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The fourth national trainee-led research project of the Research and Audit Federation of Trainees (RAFT) is well into the development stage. We will investigate patient-reported outcomes after day-case surgery, including data on the quality of recovery, pain, and analgesia in the first week after surgery.
The Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia in Oxford is the largest clinical department in our trust. We are based across five different sites, with more than 200 anaesthetists. Our department has a strong history of engaging in national projects, including the National Audit Projects (NAPs).
‘Her death was wholly avoidable and was contributed to in major part by neglect.’ This was the conclusion of the coroner examining the death of Mrs Glenda Logsdail following her death from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy after an unrecognised oesophageal intubation.
The concept of ‘complexity’ is synonymous with healthcare systems and is becoming increasingly prevalent in perioperative care. Advancing surgical technologies and approaches are driving the complexity of operations.
Chatting in a pub in York in 2019, Simon Davies, David Yates and Gerard Danjoux were reflecting on their academic careers to date. The three colleagues from York and South Tees Hospitals had worked together successfully since 2012, securing prestigious grant funding and delivering high-quality academic studies. Yet something was missing – strategy and infrastructure to create a sustainable programme of work and develop the researchers of the future.
Anaesthetists are familiar with the ‘Schimmlebusch Mask’. This article evolves from Arusha, Tanganyika and a small boy’s memory of a white mask descending over his face circa 1963, having fallen while climbing the household log heap.
As NELA enters its second decade, it's important to look at persisting challenges as well as successes, and consider where improvement efforts should now be concentrated. This article highlights three areas of emphasis from Year 10 (2023) of the audit.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discuss the development of their innovative five-minute flashcards in helping to improve knowledge and teamwork, and ultimately enhance patient safety.
In an attempt to prevent burnout in our trainee cohort, Dr James Wicker and Dr Elodia Dalmonte created a regular wellbeing initiative: Coffee Club. They wanted to provide a time and a place in which trainees could reflect on their individual and collective experiences.