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RCoA response to DH consultation on expanding undergraduate medical...06 Jun 2017The Royal College of Anaesthetists has responded to the consultation by the Department of Health regarding the proposed expansion of undergraduate medical education. This consultation looks at the proposal to increase the number of student places at medical schools in England by... |
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Launch of Core Standards for Pain Medicine Services (CSPMS) Gap...31 May 2017Following feedback received since the launch of Core Standards for Pain Medicine Services, a need for a Gap Analysis Questionnaire was recognised and this tool is now available on the Faculty of Pain Medicine website. This is aimed at allowing clinicians/ pain units to assess... |
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RCoA President and Vice-President Elections30 May 2017Following the completion of the 2017-2018 RCoA elections for President and Vice Presidents, we are pleased to announce Dr Liam Brennan (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) has been re-elected College President for a third year. Professor Ravi Mahajan (Nottingham... |
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Protecting whistleblowers seeking jobs in the NHS15 May 2017The RCoA and the AAGBI have jointly responded to the consultation by the Department of Health on how to protect former whistleblowers from suffering discrimination in seeking employment in the NHS. The Department of Health proposes to extend the legislation that supports... |
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Patient Safety Update published15 May 2017The Patient Safety Update outlining cases reported from October to December 2016 is now available on the SALG website for download. Topics highlighted in this patient safety update include: Medication errors At risk airways – planning ahead Pre-op optimisation – dotting and... |
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RCoA response to GMC consultation on Securing the licence to...11 May 2017The Royal College of Anaesthetists has responded to the consultation by the GMC on Securing the licence to practise: introducing a Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA). European doctors wishing to practise in the four nations of the UK are not currently required to meet a common... |
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Faculty Responds to Research Describing Links Between NSAIDs and...11 May 2017The Faculty of Pain Medicine carefully considers all new research and its impact on safe and effective patient care. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used and effective group of painkillers, and their role in short and long-term pain management is... |
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Trainee Essay Prize11 May 2017The Faculty of Pain Medicine will award a prize for the best essay on the subject of: “The History of Pain Medicine” in celebration of the Faculty’s 10 year anniversary. The topic of the essay may be chosen by trainee, on any aspect of the history of acute or chronic pain... |
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NCEPOD study: case note reviewers required10 May 2017Case note reviewers are required for a new National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) study on the perioperative management of surgical patients with diabetes. The study is a retrospective review of patients admitted to hospital as an elective or... |
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‘Best Anaesthetic Team’ in the UK named05 May 2017The anaesthetic team at Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend (Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board) was named Anaesthetic Team of the Year in the RCoA-sponsored 2017 BMJ Awards at a ceremony in London last night. The team, led by ODP Paul Harris, Dr Shakeel Moideen and... |