I write this month’s President’s View in the week following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. On behalf of the College, I extend our condolences to the Royal Family. I hope that the expression of admiration and love felt for the Queen worldwide has been of some comfort to them. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has long been a dedicated and supportive patron of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and our thoughts are with her at this time of personal sadness, with which many of us can empathise.
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If there is one thing we have learnt recently, it is to make sure we engage with you, our members. We need your valuable experience and views to shape the future of the College. You may remember that back in February we took a single proposal regarding governance of the College to an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), asking members to back a package of measures to change the governance of the College and bring us in line with the laws which govern us in our legal status as a charity. This proposal, while receiving the majority of votes, did not get the support of the two-thirds of attendees needed to pass it.
If there is one thing we have learnt recently, it is to make sure we engage with you, our members. We need your valuable experience and views to shape the future of the College.
How the College is run for patients, and on behalf of its members
You may remember that back in February we took a single proposal regarding governance of the College to an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), asking members to back a package of measures to change the governance of the College and bring us in line with the laws which govern us in our legal status as a charity.
This proposal, while receiving the majority of votes, did not get the support of the two-thirds of attendees needed to pass it. Listening to feedback after the event, we learnt that members had not felt sufficiently involved in the drawing-up of proposals and that including all the proposals in a single vote was complicated.
Join us online to explore Less Than Full-Time (LTFT) Training from the perspectives of both residents and trainers.
We chat with our new President, Dr Claire Shannon to find out more about who she is and what she thinks about several hot topics.
My first President’s View features edited highlights from a podcast I recorded with fellow Council Member and Bulletin Editor Dr Ramai Santhirapala. We discussed several topics including questions submitted by our membership engagement panel.
You can listen to the full conversation on our Anaesthesia on Air podcast. I also recommend that you take a moment to watch or read the CEO update, in which Jono Brüün provides an update on recent decisions about Churchill House and finding a new home for the College.
The College response to Professor Chris Witty, Chief Medical Officer, and Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Advisor press conference on COVID.
The Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Intensive Care Society and Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine have been informed by NHS England of an impending disruption to the supply of all ampoule sizes of remifentanil.
The College is pleased to announce the publication of a joint Paediatric imaging under general anaesthetic statement.
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Novpod, Season 2: Episode 6 part 1 and 2
New guidance from RA-UK and the RCoA will help trainers support anaesthetists in training to meet the regional anaesthesia capabilities of the curriculum in situations where clinical training opportunities are limited.
Read the latest letters submitted by members in Spring's Bulletin.
Dear Editor
Arterial cannulation is a frequent practice that comes with its own set of risks and complications. We would like to report an incident that occurred in an obstetric HDU involving bleeding from an arterial catheter that could have led to severe complications.
A radial arterial cannula was inserted due to development of postpartum haemorrhage, cardiovascular instability and the need for massive blood transfusion. While the patient was monitored in HDU, an emergency call went out alerting the team about an arterial bleed possibly due to the patient’s positioning. The midwife present in the room applied manual pressure to the bleeding site with gauze. The anaesthetist on call asked what happened while taking over the manual pressure and explained to the patient that the insertion site needed to be inspected.