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Dear <<Salutation>>,
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The times they are a-changin
(Bob Dylan 1964)
Today, on World Anaesthesia Day, as I write this first members' e-newsletter, a month after taking up office as President, I feel deeply privileged and acutely aware of the tremendous responsibilities this position brings
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Under Pressure
We are a specialty under pressure. Anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine have always been fully committed to delivering safe care
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Working Smarter
Financial pressures have resulted in an increasing reluctance from employers to support wider medical and professional development
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Patients First
Many of you will be aware of our work on developing perioperative pathways for the high-risk surgical patient
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Make your Mark
The College is governed by Council, which is elected by the Fellows and Members
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Peer Review
Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA), our anaesthetic services quality improvement programme, is now established across the UK
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Safety Agenda
A commitment to uphold the highest standards of patient safety is embedded in the DNA of every anaesthetist
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Out in the Ether
As I mentioned, today commemorates World Anaesthesia Day, the first successful demonstration of ether anaesthesia on 16 October 1846
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Perioperative Medicine – Pathway to Surgical Care
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Every clinician strives for the best outcomes for their patients but local infrastructures do not always enable us to deliver this every time. We believe that all of the skills and individual roles required for the effective delivery of more integrated perioperative care already exist within the NHS. Our challenge now is to organise these individuals and skills into sustainable perioperative medicine teams.
To see what good perioperative care can look like, please watch our animated film and follow our patient 'Doug' along his surgical pathway.
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HAVE YOUR SAY
Let us know your thoughts, opinions, ideas. Tell us about your work, your challenges, interesting new projects, service models, good practice...
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