On the latest episode of our podcast Coffee and a Gas: Birth trauma and the anaesthetist Our hosts discuss the idea of birth trauma and how anaesthetists may be able to help those going through traumatic situations with Kim Thomas, the CEO of the Birth Trauma Association 🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/QHYaSxk

We’re here at #Lab25 for our event with the @rcm.org.uk Delivering the 10 Year Health Plan: How do we make time to care? Follow along for some updates

Thank you to @simonforstroud.bsky.social for raising the need for more specialty training places in anaesthesia at #LabourPartyConference We responded to the recent NHS England publication of competition ratios for specialty training places. Read it here: anaesthetists.org/Home/News-op...

“I am an eighty-four-year-old, self-confessed slightly crazy (actions possibly defined as such by the majority) retired consultant having a very happy and fulfilling retirement” Read ‘From anaesthetics and aeroplanes to narrowboats and autogyros’ in Anaesthesia News September buff.ly/dfOfH5W

"We are once again bitterly disappointed to read the latest publication of competition ratios for anaesthesia from NHS England..." Read our Resident Doctors Committee's full statement ➡️ buff.ly/Z2ASfrs

If you are passionate about representing anaesthetists in Scotland and shaping the future of our profession, this is your opportunity to get involved with the Scottish Standing Committee 👉 buff.ly/aD3Dgfv

“Have you thought of what you should do as you approach the ‘retirement’ age?” Read ‘Book-ending your career’ in Anaesthesia News September buff.ly/bqANumr

Safe vascular access is integral to anaesthetic and critical care practice. However, despite technological and procedural advances, it remains a frequent source of adverse events and patient harm. Download our new guidelines on safe vascular access 👉 buff.ly/phL27vH

Have you seen the new look of our member app yet? Let us know what you think about the new dashboard and membership card. Log in today, or download if you haven’t already 📲 buff.ly/eDWcJQJ

New guidelines on safe vascular access from @assocanaes.bsky.social - important update on an area of growing importance given the numbers of patients needing long term vascular access as well as the short-term central access. Notable comment on peripheral vasopressors too.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at #AC2025 in Aberdeen this week. We hope you enjoyed it! A huge thank you to our faculty, sponsors, exhibitors, and our dedicated organising committee and education staff team for making Annual Congress possible.

Just under one week left to submit your applications to the Innovation Award! Open to all anaesthetists, intensivists and pain specialists based in Great Britain and Ireland. Application deadline 24 September 👉 buff.ly/JRjMirq

We’re committed to understanding the real-world experiences of those working in anaesthesia. Completing our Voices of Anaesthesia Survey, gives you the chance to share your views and help shape how the profession is supported buff.ly/LQtBM6E #AC2025

“The Future leaders in anaesthesia programme has been created to give you a step up – a chance to reflect on your own leadership style, learn from experts, and grow alongside peers who share your ambition” Applications open 1 October, find out more now buff.ly/QkHL14K #AC2025

Log in to your member app for a fresh new look, including your new membership card. If you haven’t yet downloaded our membership app, check it out today buff.ly/eDWcJQJ #A2025

The clinical sessions at any conference are great, but the non-clinical ones provide so much human connection, personal insight, inspiration and perspective. I'm enjoying both at @assocanaes.bsky.social #AC2025 It's a brilliant programme 🙂

Your voice matters – take part in our Voices of Anaesthesia Survey, and as a thank you, enter our prize draw to win a ticket to the Annual Congress 2026 Let’s do better, together buff.ly/LQtBM6E #AC2025

We’re thrilled to be launching ‘Future leaders in anaesthesia’ – our new leadership development programme exclusively for anaesthetists at #AC2025 Applications open 1 October Find out more now buff.ly/QkHL14K @bayesbschool.bsky.social

👋 🩺 We’re at booth 43 at the @assocanaes.bsky.social Annual Congress! Come say hello to the #WishYouWorkedHere team and discover the amazing career opportunities across #Moray and the North of Scotland! www.wishyouworkedhere.scot #AC2025 @nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk @abdnanaes.bsky.social

In need of a little break at #AC2025? Visit the Sensory Calm room in the exhibition hall for a moment of relaxation

Don’t miss our new guideline launching at #AC2025 today! Download Safe vascular access 2025 from our website 👉 buff.ly/phL27vH

A very Scottish opening of the @assocanaes.bsky.social #AC2025 in Aberdeen today! Lots of great presentations today from the home team!

In need of something refreshing at #AC2025? Visit the ice-cream van in the exhibition hall for an ice-cream on us (non-dairy options available)

Over 30 other organisations have co-signed our letter calling on the government to retain the GMC’s ability to investigate #doctors with health concerns, under a distinct 'health' route. We are proud to stand together on this important issue www.medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/...

Last chance to submit your applications to the Innovation Award! Open to all anaesthetists, intensivists & pain specialists based in Great Britain and Ireland. Submit your ideas contributing to patient safety, high quality clinical care & improvements in the working environment buff.ly/JRjMirq

What are you looking forward to at Annual Congress 2025? #AC2025

We’ve launched a landmark consultation to better understand the real-world experiences of those working across anaesthesia — and the support that you and the profession require. Let’s do better, together. Respond to our Voices of Anaesthesia Survey buff.ly/LQtBM6E #AC2025

All abstracts from #AC2025 have been published now in a special supplement in @anaesjournal.bsky.social 👉 buff.ly/pe2lOHQ

If you’re at #AC2025 come to the Association stand to respond to our member survey, get merch and participate in our darts challenge!

The Association is delighted to launch our manifestos for the Scottish and Welsh parliament elections of May 2026 ➡️ buff.ly/RJz3euR

📍 WFSA at the Association of Anaesthetists Annual Congress 2025! Matt Rothero is in Aberdeen (17–18 Sept) representing WFSA at our booth in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 If you’re at the Congress, come by and say hello 👋 #AAC2025 #Anaesthesia #GlobalAnaesthesia

(1/2) Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay with the theme: Safe care for every newborn and every child 🧸 At our Annual Congress in Aberdeen? Don’t miss our session: Paediatric anaesthesia for the DGH anaesthetist.

A warm welcome to everyone attending #AC2025 in Aberdeen, starting today! We hope you enjoy the next three days of learning, connection and also have some fun along the way.

We are excited to be launching ‘Future leaders in anaesthesia’ at #AC2025 This dynamic new programme is designed for early-career anaesthetists looking to sharpen their leadership skills, drive positive change, and grow their influence within the NHS Find out more buff.ly/QkHL14K

Scottish Standing Committee is inviting nominations for new members to join the committee. Find out more: buff.ly/aD3Dgfv

Annual Congress is tomorrow. We look forward to welcoming the leading brands in medtech, pharma and services supporting the anaesthesia specialty. Thank you to our exhibiting partners: buff.ly/fEREp1s #AC2025

We're heading to Aberdeen this week for Annual Congress 2025. We'll be joined by fantastic speakers, exhibitors, anaesthetists from across the world (and even a ceilidh band)! Registration closes this evening, so book whilst you still can! 17-19 September P&J Live, Aberdeen buff.ly/vobjj9M

Thank you to our sponsor partners who will be joining us this week for Annual Congress in Aberdeen: headline sponsor Medtronic, plus Norgine, Pharmacosmos, Draeger Medical UK Ltd, Fisher & Paykel, @gehealthcare.bsky.social. buff.ly/IoqO8PW #AC2025

We asked Lucy Whitton, our new Resident Doctors Committee member, to share a fun fact about herself 📽️ Learn more about Lucy, including what she hopes to achieve on the Resident Doctors Committee, by reading her full interview in Anaesthesia News September. ➡️ buff.ly/Plvkt4p

Complete our ‘Voices of Anaesthesia’ survey ➡️ buff.ly/LQtBM6E Your feedback will help shape our priorities and strengthen our collective voice on the issues that affect your working life, your wellbeing, and your future.

The September issue of Anaesthesia News is out now, with a Scottish twist ahead of Annual Congress in Aberdeen. Including local tips from Visit Aberdeenshire, a cranachan recipe, SAS Week features, and an interview with Theo Clarke on her new book - Breaking the Taboo. 🔗 buff.ly/ZUjOKkJ

Looking for career advice? Book now for our seminar, Career pitstop for senior clinicians. This interactive workshop focuses on career reflection and development for those later on in their career, looking to take the next step. 📆 Friday 30 January 2026 📍 21 Portland Place, London 🎫 buff.ly/HfLTzQi

📢 Announcing our brand new seminar – The EEG Bootcamp! This interactive seminar will cover the use of pEEG and depth of anaesthetic monitors in clinical practice. Book your ticket today. 📆 Wednesday 19 November 📍 21 Portland Place, London 🎫 buff.ly/GqSzXsK

We’re pleased to announce that Medtronic are the headline sponsor for Annual Congress 2025. Medtronic Acute Care & Monitoring will be bringing their ACM2U Truck to Aberdeen on 17-19 September. Find out more here: buff.ly/f3pqb5J

“We welcome the publication NHS England’s 10 Point Plan to improve resident doctors’ working lives, but we are disappointed by its content and lack of ambition” Our response to the 10 point plan to improve resident doctors’ working lives 👉 buff.ly/ttmxjYV

If you’re based in Wessex, the Association is coming to you. This autumn, we will host some fantastic speakers who will be discussing navigating the later stages of an anaesthetic career, preventing long-term harm from opioids, and much more. 📍 Southampton 📆 Friday 28 November 🎫 buff.ly/GNelROn

Join the Scottish Standing Committee If you are passionate about representing anaesthetists in Scotland and shaping the future of our profession, this is your opportunity to get involved 👉 buff.ly/aD3Dgfv

We're pleased to announce Alan McEwen as our first keynote for Winter Scientific Meeting 2026. He will be presenting a talk on Human factors and air traffic control: preventing planes from crashing. 📍 QEII Centre, London and streamed online 🗓️ Thursday 15 - Friday 16 January 2026 🎫 buff.ly/Ey0XI8x

The deadline for the Winter Scientific Meeting 2026 abstract submissions is 23:59 on Wednesday 3 September. Selected abstracts will be chosen for ePoster presentation during the conference in London and will be eligible for cash prizes. Discover more here: buff.ly/L89GSv0

The deadline to submit your 500-word synopsis to the ISC has been extended. Submit before midnight on 10 September for your chance to win. 👉 buff.ly/2oI1oP2