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‘Dire shortage’ of anaesthetists hitting 1.4m operations a year, report warns

A “dire shortage” of anaesthetists is preventing an estimated 1.4 million NHS operations and procedures from being carried out every year, a report has warned. The issue is leading to “painful delays” for patients, and doctors being “stretched too ...

20 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Safety alert issued over common drug administered to women giving birth

NHS officials have issued a national safety alert after reported overdoses of a common drug used in labour and after childbirth. Oxytocin is a hormone that is used to alter contractions during labour or in significantly higher doses to control ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:36

GPs should assess patients before they see physician associates, doctors suggest

Leading doctors have warned that physician associates should not see patients who have not been assessed by a GP first. In new guidance, the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) also says physician associates (PAs) should explain ...

10 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests. Frail people are more likely to stay longer in hospital after an operation and are at greater risk of ...

27 May 2025 at 00:01

Family welcomes new guidance to prevent breathing tube deaths

A grieving family has welcomed new guidance to try to prevent a common surgical procedure from going wrong and causing deaths. Oesophageal intubation occurs when a breathing tube is placed into the oesophagus, the tube leading to the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 00:01

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Specialist medics back proposed assisted dying laws, poll finds

Assisted dying laws would give terminally ill patients compassion, according to a survey of specialist medics. A poll of 224 anaesthetists and other doctors, conducted at the Association of Anaesthetists annual conference in ...

13 Sept 2023 at 18:36

Lack of anaesthetists hampering bid to cut surgery waiting lists – study

Patients are “paying the price” for a shortage of anaesthetists, experts have warned as a report laid bare the “growing scale of the workforce challenge” facing UK hospitals. There is a 15% shortfall of anaesthetists – ...

30 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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