This leaflet explains what to expect if you choose to have an epidural for pain relief during and after your operation. It has been written by anaesthetists, patients and patient representatives, working together.
We've compiled the following resources to offer practical insights for anaesthetists caring for patients with heart disease across all settings. We hope you find them useful and engaging.
A form to request a change in membership subscription of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
The College’s less than full time (LTFT) discount is valid for one year of membership and a new self-declaration form requesting this discount is required each year.
Following the publication of NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan, we wrote to our training networks on 6 July to reinforce our support for anaesthetists in training and our position on the anaesthesia associate workforce.
Episode 1 - Why do we have to have a new curriculum? Why did we change the structure of the training programme? Will there be enough CT3 posts? How is transition to be managed for LTFT anaesthetists in training?
Today the Royal College of Anaesthetists launches Anaesthesia on Air, a podcast channel which brings together experts from various sectors of anaesthesia in conversation to discuss all things related to our specialty.
Dr Emira Kursumovic is an ST7 anaesthetist in Bath and HSRC-NAP7 clinical research fellow. She leads work on anaesthesia and critical care COVID activity tracking surveys called ACCC-track.
Dr Ramai Santhirapala, Editor of the Bulletin, welcomes you to April 2023's anaesthetist in training (AiT) issue of the Bulletin and looks at why this year's theme 'Adapting to change' is very apt in these uncertain times.
Trainees Phoebe Scarfield, Jack Ryan and Rosalind Jones share their experiences of working on SNAP-3, a RCoA national research project involving anaesthetists and geriatricians. They reflect on the collaborative nature of perioperative medicine services.
Eoin and Duncan talk through anaesthetic emergencies and how they differ from other medical emergencies. We discuss some excellent resources for anaesthetists to help prepare for and use during emergency situations.