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Our Training Hub contains everything you need to know about each stage of training in anaesthesia, including our Novice Guide for those new to the specialty. 

 

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Welcome to the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital specialty in the NHS. We are the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK.

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Training and careers
We're responsible for setting recruitment, training and assessment standards. This is how we're able to attract and then support the best doctors from medical schools.
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Examinations
The Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examinations test the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes required by anaesthetists in training.
Simulation training in anaesthesia

Research
The College supports the funding, development and delivery of high quality healthcare research.

Ways you can support our work

Fiona Donald, RCoA President

Membership
We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With 24,000 Fellows and Members, we represent the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.
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Resources
We keep our fellows and members up-to-date with the latest news from the College and speciality via the Bulletin magazine and regular newsletters as well as providing free access to key academic journals.
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Get involved
Your College thrives because of its strong and active membership. As we are keen to involve you in our work to help shape future strategy, we've created numerous volunteering roles for fellows and members within the College.

Upcoming events

Winter Symposium 2020

Winter Symposium 2023
30 November 2023 Day 1: 0900-17.05 Day 2: 0915-17.15
Join us either online or in person at this year's hybrid symposium for a lively mix of lectures, debates and interactive sessions.

Latest news

Addressing sexual misconduct in healthcare
The Working Part on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery has published findings from a survey about sexual misconduct within the surgical team.

Happy Birthday Dr Aileen Adams, CBE, FRCA
RCoA President, Dr Fiona Donald, congratulates former Dean Dr Aileen Adams, CBE, FRCA, on her 100th birthday.

NHS England Anaesthetics CT1 recruitment review report
NHS England (formerly HEE) has published its report of a review into two errors that affected anaesthetics CT1 recruitment in February 2023.

Working with our members, we ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine.

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