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Discover how University Hospital Lewisham created a Healing Garden in partnership with the RHS which has benefited everyone's physical, mental and social wellbeing.
This article provides an overview of the positive steps that have taken place since February 2023 to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the RCoA, FICM, and FPM examinations.
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A government-authorised scheme allowing doctors from low and middle income countries to undertake anaesthesia training within the NHS for a maximum of 24 months.
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Details of our e-Learning projects supporting the training and development of anaesthesiologists in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
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Biography of Dr Harold Charles James Ball
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Obituary - Dr Mark Swerdlow
Professor Iain Moppett, Director, RCoA Centre for Research and Improvement, gives us an overview of all our great work.
I’m hoping that no one reading this has missed the launch of NAP7: perioperative cardiac arrest. The NAP7 data touched every part of anaesthesia practice – from maternity and neonates right through to the frail and older patient – so there’s something there for everyone.
But NAPs don’t stand still; NAP8 is on its way and will be looking at regional anaesthesia and neurological complications of anaesthesia. We are delighted that Professor Alan MacFarlane has been appointed to lead NAP8 – more news will be coming soon.
The work of CR&I is supported by a diverse group of clinical fellows (and this issue of the Bulletin even has a piece from a future research leader – aged 11). We couldn’t do our work without them, and they in turn are supported by their clinical workplaces – both in the NHS and the independent sector – who pay their salaries and give them the space to work with CR&I. I’m delighted that some of our fellows have given an insight into what the role is like – and the challenges of going and coming back from maternity leave.
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One of the key roles of the Lay Committee is to provide the College with patient and public perceptions on our services and information.
Dr Chris Carey and Dr Lewis Hendon-John tell us what the College is doing to better understand the factors causing low morale and burnout in anaesthetists.
Training in anaesthesia is one of the cornerstones of the profession. It is often cited as one of the specific attractions of choosing anaesthesia as a career. However, anaesthetists in training are unfortunately not immune from the challenges faced by all resident doctors working within the UK.
In recent years, there have been growing concerns about low morale and burnout. Anaesthetists in training provide a pivotal role in the provision of services in many areas of secondary care. Furthermore, there is a well recognised shortage of consultant anaesthetists in the UK. It’s essential that the NHS is able to train and retain this uniquely skilled workforce to provide care for patients both now and in the future.
It’s apparent from both the College’s own work, such as the 2017 survey on morale and welfare in anaesthetists in training (‘A need to listen’) and also evidence from the GMC’s National Trainee Survey (NTS), that there is a high proportion of anaesthetists in training at risk of burnout. There have also been significant external factors impacting on the training programme, such as the transition to the 2021 curriculum and the COVID-19 pandemic. Competition ratios to enter anaesthetic training are at record levels, and concerns remain about training-post numbers and progression between Core and Higher training programmes.