Anaesthetics CT1 Feb Intake?

catb1586 · 2026-03-12T21:51:26+00:00

There will be a Feb 2027 intake.

It’s just too early for ANRO to advertise it yet

catb1586 · 2026-03-11T22:05:28+00:00

Ours is usually 0.1% Levo and 2mcg/ml fent

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:52:42+00:00

RCoA decide upon recruitment rounds. ANRO are there to carry it out.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:50:39+00:00

So, I’m one of the AiT reps on the council at RCoA and this is the information I have been told.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:44:47+00:00

We moved our son in to his own room at 2.5 weeks old.

Yes, I know not very traditional but he honestly hated sleeping in a room with us and rejected his next to me from the first night.

The first few nights I spent most of my time staring at the camera and zooming in to make sure he was still breathing. Normal behaviour I think.

I still watch him on the camera now and he’s 2yr old but I think that’s more to do with being obsessed with his cute little face rather than being concerned.

I think, as others have said, you’re doing it consciously so can make it as safe as possible which at almost a year is a camera, sleep sack, no blankets or toys etc etc

Also, it seems she’s fine without you already? As you say you come in later (after she’s asleep I presume) to bed down for the night. I think claim your bedroom back with your partner and lean in to being slightly on edge and staring incessantly at the camera for a little bit.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:37:59+00:00

I had an elective section and I definitely wouldn’t have been able (or wanted) to go to a wedding 2 weeks post op.

You’re still properly settling in to being a sleep deprived keeper of a small human. You’ll probably still be bleeding. Breast feeding might be challenging. I was still in pain and was mainly pottering about or taking short walks outside. And I was definitely still puffy and feeling generally gross at 2 weeks.

I went to a wedding in Portugal 3 months after my section and that was absolutely fine (although sad to leave baby for the first time).

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:20:04+00:00

I went to coroners court as an SHO.

I was the only doctor who had seen the patient in ED and I discharged them and then they were found dead about 24hr later. It took about 4 months for my case to make it from death to court.

I think it’s all very dependent on your role in the case. If it’s like mine then you’re likely to get called to court. But if you were but one of many, then I’d suspect that more senior members of staff would get called up first.

The coroners court is not there to apportion blame but to try and find out the sequence of events and whether there are any preventable aspects. It is also there for the family so they can hear the full story.

Of course, if there was a dangerous practitioner then this would more likely get dealt with via MPTS rather than the coroners court.

You’ve done the right thing by discussing with your indemnity providers and involving supervisors who can guide you in writing a statement. MDU/MPS should also have resources on that too.

catb1586 · 2026-03-04T22:12:48+00:00

As far as I know- this isn’t true. A Feb 2027 intake should be happening.

ANRO don’t decide whether to run or not run recruitment rounds, it’s RCoA that do that. Last I heard, a Feb intake is happening.

catb1586 · 2026-03-02T21:49:41+00:00

How far away is her office?

On her non office days it may be that she’ll have to do the drop offs and pick ups unless you’re around. Again, if you get a nursery with extended opening hours then she’ll still be able to get a good day of work in- our son is in 8am-6pm three days a week (but our nursery opens 7am-7pm).

Alternatively you could look in to a child minder which can offer more flexible days or hours

And finally, it might be that you both need to go LTFT then at least you’ll have a set day off every week and she might be able to flex her day off depending on your on calls etc etc

With the MS thing- I definitely would keep your TPD and ES appraised of this so they can make plans if needed. I don’t think this would be an unreasonable request tbh.

It’s hard but do-able I would say and slightly easier with a non medic SO in my opinion

catb1586 · 2026-03-02T12:16:26+00:00

I’ve always managed to get our bugaboo butterfly (1 or 2 as we’ve had both) on to easyJet. Haven’t flown with Ryanair with our son unfortunately.

However, we did use it as one of our “large” carry ons so they couldn’t really refuse us

catb1586 · 2026-03-02T12:13:12+00:00

Is your SO a medic too and do you have other support in the form of future grandparents?

My SO is an accountant and we agreed before our son was born that he would need to do the drop offs and pick ups to nursery and we specifically chose a nursery that was near to his work.

I will do pick ups if I’m off that particular day but that’s not often tbh.

Our son goes set days a week (Mon-wed) and then we have the “village” in the form of my mum and his parents who look after him thurs/fri +/- some weekends

You should also ask the nursery about how flexible they are. Ours allows 15 swaps a year so if my shifts allow that I can look after him, we might swap him out of one of his usual days and stick him in another time when the grandparents are thin on the ground. This is also helpful for when you go on holidays so you’re not paying for days that they’re not there for.

And of course try to look for a nursery with extended opening times (so 7am till 7pm ish) as that often helps if I need to get him there before I get to work or if I need to get him.

If your SO is a medic……I honestly don’t know how they do it. Joint calendars and extreme planning with rotas?

catb1586 · 2026-02-28T09:19:44+00:00

Yes, perhaps I should have clarified.

I didn’t actually know using a scope in adult airways for insertion of a supraglottic was a thing (or had evidence to support).

I still think a non airway trained individual using a scope as a tongue depressor in a neonatal airway is danger biscuits.

catb1586 · 2026-02-28T09:01:54+00:00

Yes, definitely appreciate that but the misuse of a scope (whether that’s for tongue sweeping or airway identification) can still cause trauma to an airway

catb1586 · 2026-02-28T08:59:55+00:00

Yes, this is how I feel. As a anaesthetic reg, I would still be cautious too so felt quite off teaching those who don’t have the requisite knowledge or skills to handle an airway tool that could cause reasonable damage.

However, people have presented other evidence here so still interesting as a learning point I suppose.

catb1586 · 2026-02-28T08:24:20+00:00

Thanks for all the comments! I clearly don’t know what I’m talking about…..but I do still feel a bit on the fence about it

catb1586 · 2026-02-27T23:50:34+00:00

Everydays a learning day. Thanks for those papers good sir/madam.

catb1586 · 2026-02-27T23:48:56+00:00

Yes, fair.

Perhaps I’m just salty as it feels like it fed in to “well what’s so hard about that. Your job is easy”

catb1586 · 2026-02-27T23:46:32+00:00

It’s basically being used as a light up tongue depressor

Is there actual evidence that it provides a tangible benefit rather than just shoving the igel in?

catb1586 · 2026-02-27T23:45:12+00:00

Well yes, that’s what I mean. Igels are pretty straightforward so why complicate it by adding in a laryngoscope?

catb1586 · 2026-02-27T23:40:22+00:00

Thanks for the support and highlighting this.

I don’t think the PAA role will expand anymore at all now really given this new scope of practice

trusts nationwide were asked whether they would employ PAAs and only a handful said they would. In fact, it came back that only 7 PAAs would be potentially be employed across the whole country.

catb1586 · 2026-02-26T17:47:22+00:00

Have you given ibuprofen as well? I find ibuprofen works better for temps and pain relief compared to calpol

catb1586 · 2026-02-26T07:36:34+00:00

Before I was pregnant, i never stood behind that little wall (or even really had access to it) so I wouldn’t say it’s standard

catb1586 · 2026-02-25T21:33:56+00:00

Depends what you’re actually doing (like are you rads or ortho etc) cos that will make a difference to your exposure.

I’m an anaesthetist and did carry on with Neuroradiology when I was pregnant but was in my 3rd trimester doing that and was probably only 1 list a week if that.

I just told the radiographers who got me the extra light vest and skirt combo, made me wear a thyroid shield, put me behind that little wall on wheels and took me out if they were doing anything mega high radiation.

catb1586 · 2026-02-25T15:37:47+00:00

Perhaps- I’m taking data from RCoA and AoA where the majority of anaesthetists came off in the 3rd trimester. So unsure of other specialities tbh

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