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In recent weeks we have listened carefully to views expressed by members about anaesthesia associates – including feedback on our position statement, our response to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, and discussion at our Let’s Talk event in June.
Following the publication of NHS England’s Long Term Workforce Plan, we wrote to our training networks on 6 July to reinforce our support for anaesthetists in training and our position on the anaesthesia associate workforce.
Some progress is being made in improving perioperative care for patients undergoing major surgery, but more focus is needed on individualised risk assessment, effective postoperative pain management and support with DRinking, EAting and Mobilising.
NHS England has today released its first Long Term Workforce Plan. The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) recognises this as a very welcome and significant first step towards putting NHS staffing on a sustainable footing.