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Healthcare workers, including the anaesthetist, must be aware of the local policy for child protection, and that they have an obligation to document and report any concerns to a responsible individual.⁴¹

The definitive care of complex spinal and pelvic injuries requires specialist spinal (orthopaedic or neurosurgical) and pelvic surgery. The anaesthetist managing such cases should have appropriate training and experience in the management of these cases and their associated complications.

Anaesthetists who manage patients with major trauma should consider undertaking advanced trauma life support (ATLS), European Trauma Course (ETC) or equivalent training, and should update their training at regular intervals.

Anaesthetists should formally handover the patient, stay if their input is needed and leave the patient in a stable condition.^5,7,8

Any scheduled plastic surgery trauma lists should be organised and staffed by senior anaesthetists and surgeons, working regularly in that area and without conflicting clinical commitments.⁶³

Staff assigned to the role of anaesthetic assistant should not have any other duties that would prevent them from providing dedicated assistance to the anaesthetist during anaesthesia.³⁹

Children should always be managed in accordance with RCoA and Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland recommendations.^26,27

Guidelines including those published by the Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland for the management of children referred for dental extractions under general anaesthesia should be followed.⁵⁵

Head and neck anaesthetists should actively engage and contribute to regional and national head and neck outcome databases and audit.^5,51

As part of a difficult airway follow-up, patients should be informed in writing about any significant airway problem encountered, and be advised to bring it to the attention of anaesthetists during any future preoperative assessment.