The Royal College of Anaesthetists

The Royal College of Anaesthetists The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK.

Anaesthesia is the largest single hospital specialty in the NHS. The Royal College of Anaesthetists is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK, and it ensures the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine.

We are looking to recruit new authors for the Obstetric, Paediatric, Ophthalmic, and Burns and Plastics chapters of our ...
25/11/2025

We are looking to recruit new authors for the Obstetric, Paediatric, Ophthalmic, and Burns and Plastics chapters of our Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthetic Services (GPAS), which are due to undergo a full review.

Application deadline is Friday, 12 Dec.

More info 👉 https://ow.ly/E1vV50Xxmm5

Did you know that Less Than Full-Time (LTFT) Matters!If you’re considering Less Than Full-Time (LTFT) Training in anaest...
24/11/2025

Did you know that Less Than Full-Time (LTFT) Matters!

If you’re considering Less Than Full-Time (LTFT) Training in anaesthesia or ICM, our online event will tell you everything you need to know.

Key topics include 👇

➡️Tax and pensions
➡️Rostering, slot sharing, pay
➡️Clinical confidence

Anaesthetists in training can get 20% off the £30 registration fee using code LTFT20.

Book now 👉 https://ow.ly/pMr750Xuffg

One week to go!Join us for Anaesthesia Research, where we’ll advance science & transform care. Programme includes 👇☑️Bre...
21/11/2025

One week to go!

Join us for Anaesthesia Research, where we’ll advance science & transform care.

Programme includes 👇

☑️Breaking trials
☑️Translational research
☑️Clinical trial proposals
☑️Work of our NIAA grant awardees

Booking & more info 👉 https://ow.ly/hFkG50XufHU

The Autumn Gas Newsletter has been published.Written by anaesthetists in training for anaesthetists in training 🖋️Check ...
19/11/2025

The Autumn Gas Newsletter has been published.

Written by anaesthetists in training for anaesthetists in training 🖋️

Check your inbox to download your copy.

Our Centre for Perioperative Care are recruiting for a Surgical Deputy Director. The successful applicant must be a memb...
19/11/2025

Our Centre for Perioperative Care are recruiting for a Surgical Deputy Director.

The successful applicant must be a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, as the role is funded in part by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

You will play a leading role in advancing national programmes to improve patient outcomes during surgery. You will provide strategic and clinical leadership across CPOC’s full portfolio of work, shape policy, influence system-wide change, and ensure that perioperative care remains a central priority in the evolving healthcare landscape.

For more information and to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/7Xre50XouhR

Our Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) has published the latest quarterly Patient Safety Update, covering November 20...
18/11/2025

Our Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group (SALG) has published the latest quarterly Patient Safety Update, covering November 2024 to February 2025.

The update reviews lessons learned from anaesthesia-related incidents reported directly to SALG through NHS England’s ‘Learning From Patient Safety Events’ (LFPSE) system, or via coroner-issued ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ reports.

Learn more and download your copy 👉https://ow.ly/w2fH50XrIay

We are pleased to announce that Professor John Moore and Professor Malcolm West have been appointed as clinical co-leads...
17/11/2025

We are pleased to announce that Professor John Moore and Professor Malcolm West have been appointed as clinical co-leads for the first National Clinical Audit of Perioperative Care (NCAPC).

The audit aims to improve patient outcomes and experiences by reducing unwarranted variation in evidence-based best practice standards of care throughout the perioperative pathway.

Learn more about the project and the clinical co-leads 👉 https://ow.ly/3Nqi50XrMRe

Our latest podcast explores AI tools and patient information. Hosted by Dr Samantha Black, in conversation with Patien...
14/11/2025

Our latest podcast explores AI tools and patient information.

Hosted by Dr Samantha Black, in conversation with Patient Voices Chair, Jenny Westaway and Dr Maya Sussman🎙️

They discuss the use and growth of AI large language models (LLMs) and their role in the patient-clinician conversation. They also delve into the risks and opportunities of AI, the latest technologies, and how patients are currently using these tools to inform their healthcare decisions.

Listen here 👉 https://ow.ly/2BiJ50XqPp3

Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is recruiting for a Deputy Director.This role is open to senior clinical leader...
14/11/2025

Our Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC) is recruiting for a Deputy Director.

This role is open to senior clinical leaders from any perioperative care profession and offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of surgical care.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and clinical leadership across CPOC’s full portfolio of work and will be a central member of the CPOC Leadership Team.

CPOC’s strength lies in its multiprofessional governance and ethos, where success is driven by the partnership of voices from across the perioperative pathway.

For more information and to apply 👉 https://ow.ly/ja4i50XrEBg

📢 One week to go..Our Clinical Content Leads, Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat, warmly invite you to this year's W...
13/11/2025

📢 One week to go..

Our Clinical Content Leads, Dr Sri Gummaraju and Dr Felicity Plaat, warmly invite you to this year's Winter Symposium ❄️

A two-day conference featuring thought-provoking lectures, lively debates, interactive sessions, poster presentations, and prestigious awards 🏆

Topics include 👇

▶️ NHS Ten Year Health Plan
▶️ Healthcare inequalities
▶️ Financial planning for doctors

Book now and join us in-person or online 👉 https://ow.ly/A4qs50XkfEW

In this autumn bulletin article, the inaugural Director of our Centre of Perioperative Care (CPOC), Dr David Selwyn, ref...
12/11/2025

In this autumn bulletin article, the inaugural Director of our Centre of Perioperative Care (CPOC), Dr David Selwyn, reflects on the evolution of CPOC from inception to the present day.

From a topical idea in 2012 to an official launch in 2019, 'CPOC is a powerful vehicle for transformational change. It places patients at the centre, promotes shared decision-making, addresses health inequalities, and challenges traditional siloed specialties'.

Read the CPOC story 👉https://ow.ly/OWS250XlF54

We have submitted evidence to the government’s 10 Year Workforce Plan. Our submission emphasises the essential work of a...
12/11/2025

We have submitted evidence to the government’s 10 Year Workforce Plan.

Our submission emphasises the essential work of anaesthetists and the urgent need for the government to deliver on its commitment to reduce patient waiting times by addressing the shortage of anaesthetists.

Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/1Q0n50XqsqF

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