Acute Common Care Stem

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There are four ACCS Anaesthesia posts in Mersey region.

An ACCS- Anaesthesia trainee spends 6 months in Acute Medicine, 6 months in Emergency Medicine, and then 1 year in anaesthesia – ICM, followed by a year in Anaesthesia at CT2 level. They are then eligible for an ST3 post in Anaesthesia

During the year in anaesthesia/ICM the trainee will be placed in an anaesthetic department either in a teaching hospital or DGH.  They will spend 3 months becoming confident in anaesthesia and achieving basic competencies, following which they will be expected to participate in the anaesthetic first on call rota.  They will also spend 3 months in critical care.  During this time they will become proficient in:

CPR skills; airway management; initial assessment of competence in the management of the acutely ill patient; organ support and practical procedures; communication skills, clinical judgement, attitudes and behaviour.

The Programme director for ACCS Anaesthesia Mersey is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

You can access the ACCS National Training Website by going to: http://www.accsuk.org.uk/