Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital has been awarded ACSA accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to patient safety and excellence of care.
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In this final part of our Global Anaesthesia podcast miniseries, Jan and Fi have the privilege to speak with Dr Michelle White who is a long-term volunteer for Mercy Ships. Michelle talks about her experience working in capacity Building on the ship and the delivery of surgical services in surgical care.
Following consideration of a member survey on assisted dying/assisted suicide, Council has taken the decision to change the College’s position on assisted dying/assisted suicide from ‘no stance’ to ‘neutral’, on the basis that a neutral position more closely aligns with the views of a majority of respondents.
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Biography of Dr Ralph Moore Tovell
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The Primary OSCE assesses a candidate's competence in one or more areas of clinical competence such as history taking, communication, physical examination skills across 16 exam stations laid out in a circuit. Candidates complete the examination by moving from station to station.
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The SOE assesses a candidate's knowledge and understanding of the basic sciences and clinical decision-making through a series of structured oral interviews with two examiners.
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced three days of rail strikes on 21, 23 and 25 June 2022, also warning the strike will affect the national network across the whole week.
This article looks at an innovative approach to improve the understanding and implementation of perioperative opioid stewardship and transform practice.
- Dr Dermot McGuckin, ST7 Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, University College London Hospitals
Email Dr McGuckin - Dr Fausto Morell-Ducos, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine, University College London Hospitals
- Dr Jamie Smart, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management, University College London Hospitals
- Dr Brigitta Brandner, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Pain Management, University College London Hospitals
Opioids play an important role in facilitating recovery and return to function after surgery.
However, it is now well-established that surgery is a risk factor for persistent postoperative opioid use,1 and preoperative opioid use is associated with an increased risk of perioperative complications.2
Perioperative opioid stewardship is a practical approach providing a systemic, multi-layered framework aimed at minimising the risks associated with opioid use around the time of surgery, while allowing their safe administration to those patients most likely to benefit from them. It is increasingly regarded as a solution to the problem of prescription opioid-related harm but there is a lack of structured curricula to develop healthcare professionals’ skills in competent opioid management.
The College response to the MBRRACE-UK’s Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity.
Anaesthetists at North Bristol NHS Trust have achieved the prestigious Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation.