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Anaesthetists who care for children and young people should be familiar with relevant patient safety issues.⁸⁷

The anaesthetist should consider all environmental factors when planning administration of anaesthesia or sedation.²¹

Anaesthetists in training should be encouraged to attend other training opportunities within the neuroscience unit, such as grand rounds, radiology and pathology case conferences, and morbidity and mortality meetings.

Training should be provided as part of employment induction and should be repeated at regular intervals thereafter for anaesthetists, ward staff, doctors in training and other registered healthcare professionals.

There should be a nominated anaesthetist responsible for training in obstetric anaesthesia, with adequate programmed activities allocated for these responsibilities.⁵⁹

There should be a clear line of communication between the duty anaesthetist, theatre staff and anaesthetic practitioner once a decision is made to undertake an emergency caesarean birth.

The anaesthetist should be informed about the category of urgency of caesarean birth and the indication for surgery at the earliest opportunity.¹⁴⁷

All anaesthetic equipment should be checked before use in accordance with the Association of Anaesthetists published guidelines. Anaesthetic machine checks should be recorded in a log and on the anaesthetic chart.

Consultants or autonomously practising anaesthetists providing anaesthesia for heart or lung transplantation should have appropriate training and substantial experience of advanced cardiovascular monitoring and support.

Cardiac anaesthetists should be familiar with the normal physiological effects of pregnancy and the general principles of obstetric anaesthesia.⁴³