Bulletin Magazine
The Bulletin is the quarterly magazine for members of the RCoA, featuring a wide range of insights from across the specialty, as well as news from the College.
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.
We're here to support your needs. Find out more about:
Find out more about what we do
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.
Examinations
The Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) examinations test the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes required by anaesthetists in training.
Research
The College supports the funding, development and delivery of high quality healthcare research.
Ways you can support our work
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.
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.
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
Anaesthesia 2024: Innovation
Anaesthesia 2024 flagship conference will take place in Glasgow and online in May 2024for three days of what promises, to be a bigger, better, must-attend event for the specialty.
Latest news
The RCoA appoints three new lay trustees
The Royal College of Anaesthetists is pleased to announce the appointment of three new lay trustees; Hany Choueiri, Tim Goldbourn and Davina Goodall-Smith.
ACSA re-accreditation for Homerton University Hospital
Homerton University Hospital has been awarded ACSA re-accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to patient safety and excellence of care.
NAP8: Complications of Regional Anaesthesia
We are pleased to announce that the topic of the RCoA’s 8th National Audit Project (NAP8) will be complications of regional anaesthesia (peripheral blocks and central neuraxial blockade) and other neurological complications of anaesthesia.
Being a fellow or member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, means you are an integral part of a growing specialty.