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Thank you to our members who attended the College’s Extraordinary General Meeting on 17 October. We are grateful to everyone who took the time to contribute to the discussions and to engage with the process.

SAS Week is a week-long celebration of Staff Grade, Associate Specialist and Specialty (SAS) doctors which runs from 9-13 October. More than 1 in 5 of the non-trainee anaesthetic workforce are SAS doctors who play an essential role in the provision of anaesthetic services to patients.  

Royal Bolton Hospital has been reaccredited under the RCoA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) scheme.

October is Black History Month and we welcome it as an opportunity to celebrate the contribution of black anaesthetists to the specialty and the NHS. This year’s theme is ‘Saluting Our Sisters’, in recognition of the fact that the many achievements of black women are too often overlooked.

Four hospitals within the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have been reaccredited under the RCoA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) scheme.

Self-nominations for election to the Council of The Royal College of Anaesthetists are now open.

The Working Part on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery has published findings from a survey about sexual misconduct within the surgical team.

RCoA President, Dr Fiona Donald, congratulates former Dean Dr Aileen Adams, CBE, FRCA, on her 100th birthday.

NHS England (formerly HEE) has published its report of a review into two errors that affected anaesthetics CT1 recruitment in February 2023.