Work Of the AAGBI
TWO BODIES WITHIN ONE
 AAGBI Company Limited by Guarantee
The Association was conceived and founded in 1932 by Dr Henry W. Featherstone (1894–1967). The Association represents the medical and political aspirations of over 10,000 anaesthetists in the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and, through its overseas membership, has close contact with many other countries. As it does not operate under a Royal Charter, its broad constitution and relatively
informal procedures enable it to promote and encourage other bodies to advance the academic and clinical aspects of the specialty of anaesthesia and the welfare of individual anaesthetists. There has not
been any major development in British or Irish anaesthesia that has not been either initiated or promoted under its auspices.
Primary objectives:
● to advance and improve patient care and safety in the field of anaesthesia and disciplines allied to anaesthesia
● to promote and support education and research in anaesthesia,
medical specialties allied to anaesthesia and science relevant to
anaesthesia
● to represent, protect, support and advance the interests of its members
● to encourage and support worldwide co-operation between anaesthetists
 AAGBI FOUNDATION - ‘Promoting patient safety, education and research’ Previously Education and Research Trust – Company Limited by
Guarantee
The charitable arm of the AAGBI was once the proud owner of the longest name in the official register of English charities – the ‘Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Education and Research Trust’ (the E & R Trust). The changes brought in during 2008 necessitated by the Companies Act 2006 resulted in a name
change to the AAGBI Foundation. The Association’s motto is ‘IN SOMNO SECURITAS’, and this Latin phrase encapsulates the major focus of the AAGBI: safety in anaesthesia.
Primary objectives:
● The advancement of public education in and the promotion of those branches of medical science concerned with anaesthesiology
● The promotion of study and research into anaesthesiology and related sciences and the publication of the results of all such study and research
● The advancement and improvement in patient care and safety in the fi eld of anaesthesiology and disciplines allied to anaesthesiology in all parts of the world
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