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Adequate provision should be made for an anaesthetist led acute pain service.¹²

There should be a named anaesthetist clinical lead (see glossary) for recovery.¹⁰

An anaesthetist should be present at all times while the patient is anaesthetised.¹⁰²

Every obstetric unit should have a designated lead anaesthetist (see glossary) with specific programmed activities allocated for this role.

The duty anaesthetist should participate in delivery suite ward rounds.²⁶

There should be sufficient programmed activity time available for anaesthetists to assess patients perioperatively and attend multidisciplinary ward rounds.

Equipment to comply with the Association of Anaesthetists standards for anaesthetic monitoring should be available.²³

Wherever sedation services for paediatric burn management exist, anaesthetists should be involved with setting up, monitoring and auditing the service.

Equipment to comply with Association of Anaesthetists standards for anaesthetic monitoring should be available.¹⁶

Perfusion services should be included in a clinical directorate or equivalent, under the managerial control of a consultant, who may be a consultant anaesthetist.