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Chapter 18: Guidelines on the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Cardiac Procedures 2024

Specialist anaesthetists should be involved in the discussion of referrals and planning when conducted in the setting of a multidisciplinary team. This involvement should be recognised in job plans. Anaesthesia for complex adult congenital heart procedures should be undertaken by suitably trained adult congenital anaesthetists. Appropriate support from ACHD cardiologists and other cardiologists with suitable expertise in ACHD is necessary.³³

Chapter 1: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services: The Good Department 2024

AAs should be supervised in accordance with the RCoA and Association of Anaesthetists scope of practice.⁴³The Association of Anaesthetists and RCoA currently do not support enhanced roles for AAs until statutory regulation for AAs is in place and a scope of practice is defined. ^44,45

Chapter 8: Guidelines for the Provision of Regional Anaesthesia Services 2024

Structured training in regional anaesthesia should be provided to all anaesthetists in training and any other anaesthetists who wish to learn any of these techniques. The training should include an understanding of the relevant anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, ultrasound physics, non-technical skills and the prevention and management of complications. Part-task trainers may be used to improve practical skills.⁴⁸

SAS Doctors from a Leader's Perspective

Dr Ashwini Keshkamat talks to Dr Lucy Williams and Dr Sara Hare, both clinical leaders in anaesthesia about their perspective of SAS Doctors.

Dr Niyesha Ranasinghe

Anaesthetists in Training Representative Group - East Midlands

Dr Matthew Tuck

Co-opted member of Council representing Anaesthetists in Training

Improving the experience of anaesthesia and perioperative care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients

Council member Elisa Bertoja talks with Isa Khan and Veena Soni from PatientsVoices@RCoA about how to improve the experience of anaesthesia and perioperative care for Black, Asian and minority ethnic patients.

Obstetric anaesthesia and current challenges

Obstetric podcast

Heritage Series Episode 4: The History of Military Anaesthesia Part 2

Heritage Series Episode 4: The History of Military Anaesthesia Part 2
In this episode retired Colonel Soundararajan ‘Jag’ Jagdish and Professor Peter Mahoney about the emerging threats from Iraq and Afghanistan which demanded a completely different approach and considerable clinical agility and innovation.
Because of the nature of warfare the experience of the anaesthetists involved recorded here may sometimes be disturbing

Chapter 2: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for the Perioperative Care of Elective and Urgent Care Patients 2024

All patients undergoing elective procedures should be provided, prior to admission with information on their intended treatment pathway (day surgery or enhanced recovery) that is easy to understand.⁹⁶ This should include information on the operation, anaesthesia, recovery and postoperative pain relief. Provision of this information should be documented in the patient’s notes.⁹⁷ The written and verbal information given...

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