Surveys

The RCoA is often asked to distribute external surveys to our members

Requests are regularly submitted by research-active members regarding the distribution of surveys relating to anaesthetists and their practice. Whilst the College does not directly distribute external surveys, we will advertise them on this page and in our established member communications, subject to approval. Members wishing to submit a survey should closely follow the guidance on this page. 

Members wishing to make a survey submission should complete an RCoA Survey Application Form and return it to surveys@rcoa.ac.uk.  Please read the form and this guidance carefully before submitting.

Survey Submission Guidelines

  • approved surveys are shared as links on this webpage or electronically as part of established RCoA communication channels – only apply if your project is using an online survey tool
  • the scheduling of all survey distribution and the inclusion of specific surveys is at the RCoA’s discretion
  • please be aware that the RCoA also runs its own surveys of members and your project may clash with ongoing RCoA work
  • there may also be a number of surveys awaiting distribution and your project timescales may not line up with RCoA capacity
  • the RCoA will not bulk email its members with a message specific to your survey, nor will it coordinate physical mail-outs of survey materials
  • survey links will only be circulated following review by members of Council for relevance to the overall RCoA strategy, and a subsequent methodological review by members of the CR&I Executive Management Board. Applicants with fixed data collection time-frames should plan several weeks’ lead-in time for any submission to accommodate this, plus any changes required by the reviewers to the survey contents
  • return completed Survey Application Forms to surveys@rcoa.ac.uk

 

Please Note

Whilst the RCoA has agreed to circulate the links for these surveys for the interest of its members, unless otherwise noted, neither the RCoA nor the CR&I are members of the survey teams or official sponsors of any of these research projects.

Current Surveys

Reducing the environmental impact of operating theatres

The purpose of this questionnaire is to better understand the barriers and facilitators for making operating theatres more sustainable. If you are an anaesthetist, nurse, ODP or surgeon working in operating theatres in the NHS please complete the survey.

Access the survey here.

The survey closes on 31 March 2024.

 

 

Financial cost of obtaining an anaesthetic registrar training number

If you applied for an anaesthetic registrar training number in the February or August 2021 recruitment round (ST3), and/or the February 2023 recruitment round (ST4) then this survey is for you. 

Competition for anaesthetic registrar training numbers has increased in recent years. This survey aims to quantify the financial cost to applicants associated with successfully obtaining a registrar training number, specifically focussing on applicants’ expenditure on their portfolio.  

The survey aims to deliver insight into the demands placed on applicants for UK anaesthetic registrar training posts, and contribute to an understanding of whether certain groups of applicants are disadvantaged by this process. 

If you are eligible, please complete the survey here 

The survey closes on 1 April 2024.

 

 

Impact of parenting on training in anaesthesia 

There are many challenges associated with both training in anaesthesia and parenthood. This is an opportunity for you to express your views on how parenthood impacts training in anaesthesia and how training impacts on family life. This survey also explores the perceptions of training for those who are not parents. We have piloted the survey across 2 deaneries with some very interesting results. We aim to build up a picture of parenting and training nationally and how trainees feel things could be changed.

The survey is open to all anaesthetists in training at all stages of training by the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/wj9aXLJQNR

The survey closes on 17 April 2024.

 

Do you have a survey you wish to submit to the College?
Please ensure that you complete a Survey Application Form in full before making your submission. If you have any queries, please contact the CR&I for advice.