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SAS Week is a week-long celebration of specialty, associate specialist and specialist (SAS) doctors which runs from 14-18 October. Our aim is to raise the profile of this rewarding career path and the essential role they play in the provision of anaesthetic services to patients.
The latest news from the fourth week of the public hearings for Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The RCoA, FICM and Association of Anaesthetists are jointly a Core Participant.
October is Black History Month and we welcome it as an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of black anaesthetists to the speciality and the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘’Reclaiming Narratives", in recognition of the history of Black communities that have often been misrepresented or overlooked.
The latest news from the third week of the public hearings for Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The RCoA, FICM and Association of Anaesthetists are jointly a Core Participant.
The latest news from the second week of the public hearings for Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry. The RCoA, FICM and Association of Anaesthetists are jointly a Core Participant.
New research from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and UCL shows that almost one in three patients (30%) having major non-cardiac surgery do not receive an individualised risk assessment despite recommendations from NHSE and the GMC.