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This is a joint communication from the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Medical Association.
The Royal College of Anaesthetists and The Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association welcome the publication of the Ockenden Maternity Review, describing findings and recommendations from the Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.
Over the last few months, the RCoA has worked in collaboration with others to push for MPs and Lords to adopt an amendment to the Health and Care Bill to mandate proper workforce planning in the NHS. If accepted the amendment would force the Government to produce long-term healthcare workforce supply and demand projections every two years – which would shine a light on deficiencies
The change to the allocation of different types of questions in the Primary FRCA and Final FRCA MCQ exams, taking effect in September 2022, and also a change in the eligibility for applicants for the Final FRCA exam.