While the publication of the Welsh Government National Workforce Implementation Plan shows welcome attention to the workforce – we also believe it is, at best, only a first step towards addressing the challenges anaesthesia, and the wider health workforce face.
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The College is currently looking for anaesthetists to contribute to a new Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthetic Services (GPAS) chapter on regional anaesthesia for publication in 2024.
We would like to extend our support to applicants for CT1 posts who have been affected by errors in the recruitment process run by the Anaesthetics National Recruitment Office (ANRO) at Health Education England (HEE).
The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and the Association of Anaesthetists are pleased to announce that we have been successful in our joint application to be a Core Participant in Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
The first results from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (NAP7) represent a snapshot of UK anaesthetic/surgical care. They show rising age, rates of obesity and comorbidity in surgical patients requiring anaesthesia.
While matters relating to terms and conditions of service are not within the remit of individual medical royal colleges or faculties, we recognise the right of doctors and other healthcare professionals to take industrial action, and we understand why many may wish to do so.
The 2023 round of the National Clinical Impact Awards round opens for applications on 3 March and will close on 28 April. The National Clinical Impact Awards, previously the National Clinical Excellence Awards, are prestigious awards, granted to some of the NHS’ most senior clinicians via an annual competition.
The BMA’s ballot of junior doctors in England shows an overwhelming majority in favour of industrial action, beginning with a 72-hour walkout in March. We are not surprised at the strength of feeling expressed by junior doctors through the ballot. We understand only too well the frustration of our members regarding workforce shortages and other factors causing a steady erosion of morale and wellbeing.
The National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) has published a safety notification following a series of reported incidents involving Bivona Silicone tracheostomy tubes.
Following a sustained campaign from a number of organisations including the RCoA, the Government has announced welcome reforms to pension taxation.