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RCoA response to Health Select Committee inquiry on Brexit23 Oct 2016The Royal College of Anaesthetists has contributed to the House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry on Brexit and health and social care. The Committee was seeking “views on what the most important issues are to which attention will need to be paid in the withdrawal... |
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NHS England Managing Conflicts of Interest in the NHS23 Oct 2016The Royal College of Anaesthetists has offered comments to the consultation by NHS England’s new proposals on managing conflicts of interest in the NHS. Although we agree with the scope of this initiative and acknowledge that better definitions of ‘conflicts of interest’ for NHS... |
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The RCoA contributes to the Never Events Policy and Framework...23 Oct 2016NHS England is conducting a review of its Never Events Policy and Framework. The RCoA has responded to this review, setting out the main issues on which it wishes to see change: Changing the name from Never Events to Preventable Events in order to provide a clear signal that the... |
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RCoA response to GMC consultation on draft standards for...23 Oct 2016The Royal College of Anaesthetists has responded to the consultation by the GMC on the draft standards for postgraduate curricula and credentials. Whilst the standards seem appropriate, it remains very much unclear what they will mean in practice, particularly as the outcome of... |
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BMJ Awards 2017: Anaesthesia Team of the Year21 Oct 2016Once again, the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is sponsoring the Anaesthesia Team of the Year category in the 2017 BMJ Awards. Entries are now open. Started in 2008, The BMJ Awards are the UK's leading medical awards programme, recognising and celebrating the... |
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SAS workforce survey20 Oct 2016The Royal College of Anaesthetists has launched a survey of specialty and associate specialist (SAS) doctors to develop our understanding of workforce issues within the grade. If you are an SAS doctor, (including specialty doctors, associate specialists, staff grades, trust... |
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BJA October issue delayed19 Oct 2016Please note that due to a production delay, the dispatch of the October issue of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA) has been delayed. UK members can expect to receive the October issue by the end of this month while international subscribers will receive the latest issue... |
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World Anaesthesia Day - share your passion for anaesthesia13 Oct 2016On World Anaesthesia Day - this Sunday 16 October - the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is encouraging all anaesthetists to celebrate and share your passion for the work you do. Whether it is your particular career in a specialised area of practice, the colleagues you work... |
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RCoA response to GMC consultation on UK medical register10 Oct 2016The Royal College of Anaesthetists has responded to the consultation by the GMC on developing the UK medical register. The proposal for the medical register to provide more useful information to reflect modern medical practice seems reasonable. However we are concerned over how... |
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A Royal Occasion06 Oct 2016The Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group is delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal, the Patron of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, will be attending our annual Patient Safety Conference in Edinburgh in November. Dr Liam Brennan, President of the Royal College of... |