Next month we will invite all members to complete a short survey on assisted dying. The survey will be anonymous and advisory to Council. It is not a mandate for the College to take any particular action but will enable Council to have an informed discussion based on your views.
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Following the government announcement that it will be investing £5.9 billion to tackle the elective care backlog. The College is warning that attempts to expand capacity will ultimately fail without the workforce to deliver on this.
The College census report shows one million patients are at risk of not receiving treatment every year due to anaesthetic workforce shortages.
A new guideline offering practical guidance on the prevention and management of accidental awareness during general anaesthesia
England will have 100 more anaesthetists and intensivists to address the 6m waiting list backlog, thanks to sustained pressure by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
In response to the publication of a paper in the British Journal of Anaesthesia that reports a higher incidence of adverse patient safety events during night-time surgery,
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anaesthetists – especially anaesthetists in training – has been, and continues to be, profound and unprecedented.
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 new 2021 Anaesthetics Curriculum being implemented on 4 August 2021 includes a transition to a new three-year Stage 1 training programme which will replace the current two-year core training programme.
In response to the GMC National Training Survey 2021, Dr Chris Carey, RCoA Council Member and Chair of the Education, Training and Examinations Board responded on behalf of the College.