The Royal College of Anaesthetists is delighted to announce that Dr Fiona Donald has been re-appointed after an unopposed call for nominations as the College’s President for a second year. The RCoA is further pleased to announce that Dr Russell Perkins has been re-elected for a second year as one of the College’s two Vice-Presidents, and will be joined by Dr Helgi Johannsson, who was newly elected after an open call for nominations from Elected Council Members.
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Dr Fiona Donald has been re-appointed as President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, with Dr Helgi Johannsson and Dr Claire Shannon as Vice-Presidents.
While matters relating to terms and conditions of service are not within the remit of individual medical royal colleges or faculties, we recognise the right of doctors and other healthcare professionals to take industrial action, and we understand why many may wish to do so.
We are pleased to see NHS England commit to concrete actions to help improve the working lives of doctors in training. This is something the College and others have been advocating for some time.
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.
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,