Postgraduate School of Anaesthetics & Critical Care

Anaesthesia is not just about putting patients to sleep! It is about total patient care. It starts with the pre-operative visit, continues through intra-operative care and concludes with the immediate post-operative care including the important area of pain relief.

Intensive Care Medicine is the specialty looking after patients who are critically ill. The consultants and trainees work mainly in the Intensive Care Unit, but will be involved with the care of critically ill patients anywhere in the hospital.

Each year, one in five of the population attends an Emergency Department in the UK. They present with a wide range of emergency conditions, ranging from the ‘walking wounded’ right through to the most seriously ill or injured who require resuscitation.