The 8th National Audit Project is officially underway, with the baseline surveys being released this week. Thank you to the more than 500 anaesthetists who have already filled out their individual survey. Encourage everyone else to fill out theirs and contribute to #NAP8!
16/16 IMHO Mr. Crossley & Quliter should apologize and retract the previously supplied figures; and the Times should retract the article in full. Pure propaganda with little grounding in truth nor reality.
Poor modelling & poor jounralism. RT if you agree
Lots of excitement at #Anaesthesia2025 about #NAP8. @ajrmacfarlane shares the progress so far.
NAP8 will cover central neuraxial blocks, peripheral nerve blocks, local anaesthetic infiltration, periop nerve injury & spinal cord injury - a big topic!
https://t.co/Ls8q5L4QYH
Please get in touch if interested 🙏🏼
All LCs will be credited as authors of main publications as we cannot run NAP without your support 👍
Need to co-ordinate
➡️Departmental baseline/individual surveys
➡️Activity survey
➡️Case registry - locally publicise/enter complications
This study from our April issue concludes that compared with face-to-face education by an #anaesthesiologist, stand-alone video and combined video education improve short-term knowledge retention, without increasing patient anxiety.
Read here, it's OA:
🔗https://t.co/Rb4zjhcqCb
Ketamine: More Than Just an NMDA Blocker
What’s new
Scientists, including Stanford's Theresa Lii, have discovered that ketamine doesn’t just block NMDA receptors—it also boosts the effects of opioid receptors, which may explain its powerful pain relief and antidepressant effects.
Why it matters
•This could change how we use ketamine for pain and depression.
•It may help people who don’t get relief from other treatments.
•Understanding these effects could lead to safer, more effective therapies.
The big picture
Ketamine has been used for years to treat pain and depression, but this new research suggests it works in more ways than we thought. It may help the body’s natural opioid system work better, offering hope for people with chronic pain and mental health conditions.
@ASAMonitor
The Association of Anaesthetists have published new guidelines on blood components & their alternatives!
Tranexamic acid has been proven to ⬇️ bleeding in most surgical settings.
But what dose of TXA should you use in different clinical contexts?
#anaesthesia #haematology #medicine
https://t.co/YS9UplXrpi
Merry Christmas to all those working in the NHS
Many staff in the NHS are grossly underpaid (even on Christmas day👇) but none more so than Resident Doctors who frequently graduate with >£100k debt
RT to support them & ask government to pay them ALL fairly #PayRestoration
According to my calculations, F1 starting salary under this offer would be £36,734
With recent AfC uplift, PA starting salary will be £46,147
Under no circumstances should an associate/assistant be paid more than a doctor
No other profession would accept such humiliation
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To everyone who puts effort into giving a kind little comment on MSFs, you really have no idea how much those words of encouragement can do to brighten a tough day! 💕