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The College is delighted to announce details of awards from the May 2023 meeting of the RCoA Nominations Committee.

At the Heart of the Matter: report and findings of the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists examining perioperative cardiac arrest.

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals have been accredited under the RCoA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) scheme.

The Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) would like to ensure that anaesthetists are aware that prolonged release opioids are no longer licensed for the treatment of post operative pain.

Nominations for election to the Scottish and Welsh Boards of The Royal College of Anaesthetists are now open and will close on Thursday 5 January at 12 noon.

Responding to the publication of the ‘National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcomes and Deaths’ ‘High and Lows’ report, a review of the quality of adult diabetes care for patients who underwent a surgical procedure.

Some progress is being made in improving perioperative care for patients undergoing major surgery, but more focus is needed on individualised risk assessment, effective postoperative pain management and support with DRinking, EAting and Mobilising.

In recent weeks we have listened carefully to views expressed by members about anaesthesia associates – including feedback on our position statement, our response to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, and discussion at our Let’s Talk event in June.

The College welcomes the report on failures of care in maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, and the actions that it recommends.

The Government introduced its Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament last week, marking a step forward in protecting the public, the NHS, and the economy from the significant harms of smoking and passive smoking.