Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert for Aquarius Haemofiltration Machines, 12 May 2010 More Information
The MHRA has announced a recall alert for several thousand Laryngeal Masks manufactured by Marshall Products Ltd
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The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert forShiley cuffed tracheostomy tubes (Covidien) More Information
The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert for Alaris volumetric pumps
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Latest results for the recent SAS Survey
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The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert for all anaesthetic breathing systems, anaesthetic machines and anaesthetic ventilators. More Information

New AAGBI guideline - Workload for Consultant Anaesthetists in Ireland More Information
NPSA issued a safety Signal in November about the hazards, especially to children, of residual anaesthetic drugs in cannulae. The AAGBI Council wishes to bring this hazard to your attention. More Information
The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert about Anaesthetic Gas Scavenging (AGSS). More Information
AAGBI Council and GAT Committee Elections 2010 More Information & supporting documents
Pre-operative assessment clinics could reduce cancellations and risks say anaesthetists More Information
New AAGBI Safety Guideline - Pre-operative Assessment and Patient Preparation 2 now available More Information
New AAGBI Safety Guideline - Management of Severe LA Toxicity 2 now available More Information
AAGBI WSM LONDON 2010- Front-line doctors receive awards for their distinguished service in Iraq More Information
Notice on behalf of NCEPOD - NCEPOD are looking for consultants or senior doctors in training who are critical care physicians, surgical or critical care nurses, anaesthetists, surgeons, and doctors from other disciplines, to form a multidisciplinary group of advisors. More Information
A summary of the incidents reported via the anaesthetic eForm pilot project between May 2008 and August 2009 is now available to download. More Information
Anaesthetic e-form workshops – dates for 2010 More Information
Threat to Scottish Distinction Awards – and possibly ACCEAs More Information
GAT statement on the European Working Time Regulation More Information
Opportunity to join an Operation Hernia mission to Mongolia More Information
UPDATED: The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain& Ireland (AAGBI) is pleased to endorse the Patient Safety Alerts on safer devices for Spinal, Epidural and Regional anaesthesia issued today by the National Patient Safety Agency. More Information
The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert about the TEC6 Plus Desflurane Vapouriser, manufactured by GE Healthcare. More Information
The first notice from the Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group, a collaboration of the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists and the NPSA is now available to download. More Information
AAGBI and the Environment - A statement from the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI) More Information
THET is seeking to recruit a volunteer Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia who will be seconded to the School of Medicine, University of Zambia. The post holder will be part of the teaching team at the School of Medicine and will therefore contribute to curriculum development and teaching on both postgraduate and undergraduate courses. More Information
NEW FOUNDATION VIDEOCAST - An interview with Dr Dafydd Thomas and Professor Mike Wee working party chairmen regarding the launch of 'Blood Transfusion and the Anaesthetist: Intra-Operative Cell Salvage' More Information
LISTEN to the latest AAGBI CPoDcast on the 'Safe Management of Anaesthetic Related Equipment'. Available for Download now More Information
Two new AAGBI Safety Guidelines ready for download More Information
NCEPOD are launching their next report on 5th November 2009. More Information
NCEPOD are in the process of recruiting new study advisors, especially paediatric anaesthetists. More Information
AAGBI Annual Report 2008/09 available to download now More Information
IMPORTANT NOTICE : All APAGBI Ltd members, please note that the APAGBI has now moved its registered office to: 21 Portland Place, London W1B 1PY. Contact Number: 020 7631 8887, Email: Apagbiadministration@aagbi.org

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