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The Royal College of Anaesthetists in partnership with the Association of Anaesthetists and Refuaid has launched the Refugee Doctor Buddying Scheme.

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.

We have re-issued the guidance on winter pressures and will continue to raise concerns with health bodies at a national level.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anaesthetists – especially anaesthetists in training – has been, and continues to be, profound and unprecedented.

The following is a joint statement from the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI).

A survey jointly commissioned by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), the Association of Anaesthetists (the Association) and the British Medical Association (BMA) has launched.

England will have 100 more anaesthetists and intensivists to address the 6m waiting list backlog, thanks to sustained pressure by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Applications are open for an RCoA Sedation Advisor. The successful applicant will provide advice to the College on sedation guidance and will represent it on multidisciplinary committees relating to sedation practices.

Every winter, the NHS faces a crisis as its resources and staff are stretched beyond their capacity, but this year is likely to be the worst for many years.

The College response to the lack of substantial announcements on health service or social care funding, in the 2021 budget.