While you were sleeping...
the process of anaesthesia redesigned
Resources
The Royal College of Anaesthetists
The College is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the UK, and to ensure the quality of patient care through the maintenance of standards in anaesthesia, critical care and pain management.
The Central London School of Anaesthetists
This is one of the largest training schemes for anaesthetists in the UK. The School consists of two Teaching hospitals in North-West London and a number of specialist and general hospitals in and around the Greater London area. Together they provide training for over 200 anaesthetists.
What is an anaesthetist?
Some basic details of what the work of anaesthetist involves.
Aircraft Medical
Aircraft Medical is an award winning medical device manufacturer with strong Intellectual Property and distribution in North America, the UK, Italy, Benelux, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Australasia. 2008 will see further expansion in Europe. Aircraft's award winning management team are focused on developing a significant new brand in healthcare. The company designed the first fully portable video laryngoscope, the McGRATH® Series 5.
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
The National Patient Safety Agency leads and contributes to improved, safe patient care by informing, supporting and influencing the health sector.
The Customer-Centered Innovation Map
Anthony W. Ulwick, Lance Bettencourt, Harvard Business Review, May 2008
This article is about the methodology job mapping, which is referenced in the 'Possible approaches to your research' section of the brief. Ulwick and Bettencourt cite that job mapping 'helps companies analyze the biggest drawbacks of the products and services customers currently use and discover opportunities for innovation. It involves breaking down the task the customer wants to accomplish into the eight universal steps of a job: (1) defining the objectives, (2) locating the necessary inputs, (3) preparing the physical environment, (4) confirming that everything is ready, (5) executing the task, (6) monitoring its progress, (7) making modifications as necessary, and (8) concluding the job.'
Aircraft Medical has financed 300 copies of this article to be made available for candidates entering the brief only. Once this becomes available, please access it only if you are working on an entry; once 300 copies have been downloaded there will be no further access. In order to get the password to download the article, please contact Janet Hawken at the RSA (janet.hawken@rsa.org.uk)