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      • National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia
      • Centre for Research and Improvement
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      • NIHR Clinical Research Networks
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      Research projects
      • National Audit Projects (NAPs)
      • National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC)
      • National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA)
      • eFONAr: Emergency Front of Neck Airway Registry
      • Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme (PQIP)
      • Sprint National Anaesthesia Projects (SNAPs)
      • Children's Acute Surgical Abdomen Programme (CASAP)
      • Timeliness to Emergency Laparotomy
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      • Who is accredited?
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      • Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthetic Services
      • Coronavirus COVID-19
      • Consultation and Endorsement
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      • Cappuccini Test
      • Flash card team training
      • Patient safety strategy
      • Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group
      • Sustained Exhaled CO2
      • Unrecognised oesophageal intubation
    • Professional support
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      • Clinical Leaders
      • Invited Reviews
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      • Prehabilitation
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      • The Quality Improvement Working Group
      • Quality Improvement Strategy 2025-2028
      • Raising the standards: QI Compendium
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      • Contact the venue hire team
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      • Influence of two World Wars
      • Lives of the Fellows biography listings
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This page sets out Governance policies for the Royal College of Anaesthetists. 

Disciplinary Policy


Sets out the College’s internal disciplinary framework for members under Ordinance 4 and Regulation 11.

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