Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Training and Staffing in the National Health Service
Authors' conclusion
There has been both an expansion in the number of posts, as well as considerable turnover in consultant posts in the last 10 years.
Study context
- Population
- NHS Level 1 Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Centres (consultant pediatric cardiac anesthetic posts), April 2012 to March 2022NHS Level 1 Centres
- Participants
- 11 participants
- Outcome
- Changes in number of consultant pediatric cardiac anesthetic posts, turnover in such posts, and training of appointees
- Follow-up
- April 2012 to March 2022
Methodological detailsemail survey, national, 100% response rate, Response rate 100%
- Email survey
- National
- 100% response rate
- Response rate 100%
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
10-year period
- Number of consultants, start of study period
- 69
- Number of consultants, end of study period
- 81
- Posts unfilled as at March 2022
- 3
- Departures
- 55
- Appointees
- 65
- Consultants moving between NHS Units
- 5
- Appointees with formal fellowship training
- 52
- Appointees switching from general pediatric anesthetic post with supplementary in-house training
- 13
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Additional training of appointees
- Extensive additional training variably including fellowships in general pediatric anesthesia, adult cardiac anesthesia and PICU, within and outside the UK
Original publication
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Training and Staffing in the National Health Service. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 20 July 2023. doi:10.
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