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This article tells us why increasing support for SAS anaesthetists will cultivate a more resilient and skilled workforce, fostering enhanced patient care and organisational success.
SAS doctors have been educational supervisors for many years and find it a rewarding role. Dr Kirstin May and Dr Robert Fleming discuss the importance of SAS doctors in education.
The GMC has recognised that the quality of clinical care and the safety of patients are crucially dependent on the quality of training provided within the health service, not only in relation to skills and knowledge but also in relation to professionalism. The GMC has recognised for many years that trainers must be trained, accredited, supported and quality-assured.
Specialty and Specialist (SASs) and locally employed doctors (LEDs) are the fastest growing part of our workforce, with numbers increased by 40% over the last five years. Projecting forward, they are expected to be the workforce’s largest group on the GMC register by 2030 (GMC workforce report 2022). Not only will the NHS depend heavily on this part of the workforce to provide services to patients, but also to train future generations of doctors and other healthcare professionals.
The 2021 SAS contracts set a clear expectation that specialty doctors should get involved in non-clinical activities to develop their range of expertise as well as ensure their progress through the higher pay threshold. Varied and relevant non-clinical experience and activity is an essential requirement for appointment as a specialist. Our appraisal and revalidation system sets an expectation of all doctors, regardless of grade, to be active in quality improvement, and encourages teaching, leadership, management, research and innovation.
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Our focus on advocating for and delivering equality, diversity and inclusion within the College and the specialties of anaesthesia, pain medicine and intensive care is fundamentally important to us.
Dr Nigel Penfold, updated delegates about the latest developments in the review of the Anaesthetic Curriculum.
Anaesthetic departments in Wales
Dr Lorraine de Grey provides an update on the credential for the pain medicine specialist, following a stall in progress due to the pandemic.
The GMC states that ‘credentials will bring assured training and regulatory oversight to areas where consistent clinical standards, recognised across the UK, are necessary for better patient care. They will support areas of practice where patients are at risk due to workforce gaps…’
In 2018, the Faculty of Pain Medicine applied to the GMC to be one of the first five pilot credentials on the basis that:
The College and the Association of Anaesthetists are aware of sterility concerns about Becton-Dickinson (BD) equipment.
To ensure trainees continue to receive the fairest, most valid and best quality assessments, College trustees’ have agreed the need to increase examination fees by five per cent for 2020-21.