Anaesthetic practice in the independent sector 2018

Transparency and safety in the independent sector: improving, but must do better

“…It is unclear whether this included time spent in critical care. This period is often covered by the procedural anaesthetist in the independent sector, which may not be appropriate if that anaesthetist is not actively practising critical care in the NHS [6]. The geographical distribution of the reports is not identified, nor whether the cohort included patients having cardiac surgery.…”