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This leaflet is about nerve damage which can happen after a peripheral nerve block. It explains the causes and what can be done about it.

Read all our detailed anaesthesia information leaflets and resources specifically for patients and their carers which have been written by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

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.

This leaflet is about the risk of dying and coming to serious harm as the result of a general anaesthetic and surgery. It explains why death and serious harm can happen and what can be done to prevent these risks.

Information for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are considering working or training in the UK.