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Departments of anaesthesia must ensure that a named supervisory consultant is available to all non-consultant anaesthetists, except those non-consultant non-trainee anaesthetists that local governance arrangements have agreed in advance are able to work in those circumstances without consultant supervision, based on the training and experience of the individual doctor and the range and scope of their clinical practice.¹⁵⁸ Where...

Anaesthetists should be trained in the use of, and be familiar with, all equipment they use regularly. The anaesthetist has a primary responsibility to check such equipment before use.¹⁹

MTC and TU anaesthetic departments should consider appointing anaesthetists with an interest in prehospital care. Anaesthetists who provide prehospital care in the field should be qualified to do so.⁵

There should be a named consultant or other autonomously practising anaesthetist responsible for every elective caesarean delivery list. This anaesthetist should be immediately available. The named person should have no other concurrent clinical responsibilities.

Anaesthetists should be trained in the use of, and be familiar with, all equipment that they use regularly. The anaesthetist has a primary responsibility to check such equipment before use.¹⁷

Experienced anaesthetists should manage patients living with obesity. Regional anaesthesia in this group of patients can be challenging and should be undertaken/supervised by experienced anaesthetists.⁵⁷