I am currently an ST5 Anaesthesia and ICM dual trainee in the West of Scotland, currently working at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow. I originally started training in Mersey and spent a very happy few years in Liverpool before returning to Glasgow.
Pauline Elliott, Chair of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Lay Committee, meets up with her friend, Joe. They discuss how Joe can prepare for his knee operation.
Following the government announcement that it will be investing £5.9 billion to tackle the elective care backlog. The College is warning that attempts to expand capacity will ultimately fail without the workforce to deliver on this.
The Government’s new funding to tackle NHS waiting lists is welcome but, unless some of the money is used to build the anaesthetic workforce, it will be near impossible to clear the backlog.