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The MHRA has just issued a Patient Safety Alert regarding sterility issues with Becton Dickinson (BD) Alaris infusion and related products. BD have notified the MHRA that the sterility of some of their devices cannot be guaranteed due to quality issues with their third-party sterilisation provider.
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The Faculty and the RCoA welcome the Prime Minister’s assurance that the government will maintain a cautious approach to the easing of any lockdown restrictions in England.
With hospital admissions still high and the latest reported average...
09 February 2021
The FICM ACCP Sub-Committee (FICMASC) are looking for a new consultant member with experience of supervising ACCPs.
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FICM Dean, Dr Alison Pittard and the President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Professor Ravi Mahajan have written an opinion piece for The Times as the UK passes 100000 deaths from COVID-19. Dr Pittard and Professor Mahajan's piece acknowledges the grief and pain of such a tragic moment in...
The Faculty are pleased to announce that we will be establishing our ACCP HEI Accreditation programme in 2021.
As this is a new process, the Faculty are seeking a pilot institution to undertake the initial accreditation.
Interested parties are invited to submit an expression of interest form to be considered...
A joint statement has been released by the Statutory Education Bodies covering the release of candidates and doctors in PG training for both recruitment and exams. The statement has been co-signed by Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard as Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC).
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The...
As the current surge in the covid pandemic has left hospitals and critical care services working at full stretch, it was vital for us to review the arrangements for the National ICM recruitment process currently underway for 2021. Reviewing the planned process for this year, it is now not going...
Essential medicines information to support complex decision-making and dynamic prescribing in critical care
Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business has announced the launch of Critical Illness, essential drug information supporting the critical care multi-disciplinary team. Available on subscription through MedicinesComplete from January 2021, Critical Illness supports complex decision-making and...
The Association of Anaesthetists, the Intensive Care Society, the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and the Royal College of Anaesthetists have issued a joint statement about the NHS’s decision to delay the administration of a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Please click below to download the full pdf....
The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine are urging people across the United Kingdom and those visiting it, to remain vigilant over the Christmas period. With a worrying rise in Coronavirus cases being seen across the country, hospitals are under considerable pressure. We all...