BULLETIN

Page 74 | Bulletin 93 | September 2015
Appointment of Fellows to
consultant and similar posts
The College congratulates the following Fellows on their
consultant appointments:
Dr R Banerjee
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr M F Ehsan
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr I Kerslake
Royal United Hospitals NHSFT
Dr Lake
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Dr V Nesbitt
Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust
Dr H Pathan
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation
Appointment of Members,
Associate Members and Associate
Fellows
The College congratulates the following, who have now
been admitted accordingly:
Associate Fellows
Dr Teresa Chila
Dr Cherilyn Fenech
Members
Dr Sally Farid Abou Ghazaleh
Dr Lynne Elizabeth Prophet
Dr Madiha Abbas
Affiliate – Physicians’ Assistant
Miss Sophie Elizabeth Nuttall
Deaths
It is with regret that the RCoA records the deaths of those
listed below.
Please submit obituaries (of no more than 500 words),
with a photo if desired, of Fellows, Members or Trainees to:
website@rcoa.ac.uk. All obituaries received will be published
on the College website (www.rcoa.ac.uk/obituaries).
Dr Marianne Evans, Swansea
Dr Bruce Foster, England
Dr John Hinds, Northern Ireland
Dr Derek Hubert Patrick Cope, London
Dr Ronak Patel, England
Professor Thomas Pasch, Germany
Dr Imre Redai, New Jersey, USA
CHANGES TO ASSESSMENTS FOR
SPECIALTY TRAINEES
From 2015, the changes will aim to:
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Improve and simplify the use of WPBAs, and their
effectiveness in training.
Give more weight to the judgment of trainers.
Strengthen the completion of units of training.
Improve e-portfolio forms to reflect these changes.
The GMC has recommended similar changes and
other Colleges have already changed their approach to
assessment.
The Revised Assessment Guidance can be found at
www.rcoa.ac.uk/training-programme/wpba.
The new WPBA forms will be produced for e-Portfolio –
please see the website for further details:
www.trainingeportfolio.rcoa.ac.uk.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Patient Information Lead
The RCoA is currently looking for a consultant
anaesthetist to take part in the updating and
development of the Patient Information Leaflets
(www.rcoa.ac.uk/patientinfo).
What does being the Patient Information
Lead member involve?
The Patient Information Lead will be the chair
of the Patient Information Working Group of the
Professional Standards Committee. Working closely
with the Lay Committee, they will update the patient
information leaflets on a five-yearly basis, respond to
ongoing inquiries regarding the leaflets and develop
new leaflets as necessary. This editorial position
will require strong attention to detail and, most
importantly, a passion for providing information to
patients regarding different aspects of anaesthesia.
How do I get involved?
Please submit a short CV, with a brief statement
of your strengths suited to the advertised position
by 16 October 2015.
For further information please contact:
psc@rcoa.ac.uk.