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Dr Claire Shannon
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Dr Claire Shannon
@RCoAPresident
Elected President of The Royal College of Anaesthetists Sept 2024. Consultant paediatric anaesthetist at Guys and St Thomas Hospital.
- The attitude expressed by retired anaesthetist Dr Hilton in @thetimes is totally unacceptable. People affected deserve compassion, justice and commitment to zero tolerance from their employers & colleagues. We must do everything we can to eradicate these attitudes & behaviours.Sexual misconduct has no place within the workplace. The experiences shared in the @wpsms_org report are wholly unacceptable and must not be dismissed. We will play our part in implementing the recommendations: bit.ly/46ae8MM
- Please see my statement in response to the updated #PPE guidance from @PHE_uk & the on-going PPE shortages in the UK: bit.ly/COVID-19PPESS #COVID19 #PPEShortages #PPEforNHS
- It is tragic & deeply saddening to hear about the death of our colleague Dr Krishnan Subramanian. Our thoughts are with his family & friends. On behalf of the College I'd like to express my gratitude for his vital contributions to the anaesthetic community bit.ly/PresTributeIt is with deep sadness we announce that UHDB has lost a dedicated and committed colleague this week to Covid-19. Dr Krishnan Subramanian, a Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Derby Hospital, sadly passed away yesterday. uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/a-…
- Read my letter in today’s Times - ‘junior doctor’ such a poor term that fails to reflect the skill & maturity of our colleagues in training
- My last day as @RCoAPresident - the work doesn’t stop with a full agenda of internal & external meetings as I hand over the reins to @RPMahajan. It has been an honour leading @RCoANews over the past 3 years - thank you to all our staff & members
- Spoken to HEE London who apologise & accept the poor choice of words. Survey withdrawn. Novice anaesthetists are our future not a burden!
- Powerful and courageous piece relating the circumstances & aftermath of the tragic death of an anaesthetist - @KateJH1970 and I are in contact to see if we can do more to help prevent this happening to others @RCoANews @AAGBI @gmcuk
- My last Council as @RCoAPresident today - it has been an absolute honour and a privilege to serve my specialty and the brilliant @RCoANews of which I am so proud - my thanks to my wonderful colleagues @CUH_NHS for allowing me to fulfill this role over the last 3 yearsPresident Liam BRENNAN’s last College Council meeting. A job very well done. Thank you @RCoANews @RCoAPresident
- Powerful accounts from clinicians working above and beyond in our NHS, including @RCoANews fellow @traumagasdoc. These stories show the immense strain that both the system and staff are under. Change is needed.
- I'm proud that we as a College were able to support @NightingaleLDN today by providing our exam ventilators for their use. In the fight against #COVID19 it is important to combine resources & workforce making collaboration even more of a priority as we are only #StrongerTogether
- I am honoured by the confidence College Council has shown by electing me as President. I will do my utmost to represent needs of patients, fellows & members. Thanks to @drgas51 for his leadership & dedication to the specialty. He has been instrumental in modernising the College
- “Hospital is a place for the ill, not a place for people to be stranded because of a lack of social care.” Joint Letter to the Editor in today’s @thetimes noting concerns around delayed transfers of care & the impact this has on patients with #dementia: bit.ly/2AhoawM
- It is #WorldAnaesthesiaDay & we are celebrating the important work anaesthetists do throughout the year. We want to promote the specialty far & wide, giving patients more information on what anaesthetists do & showing how they are by the side of patients when it matters most
