1. South West Association of Anaesthetists
SWACA
South West Association of Anaesthetists

3. Barnstaple
Truro
170 miles
Bath
Gloucester
Bristol

4. Truro City: Truro Population: 19000 Hospital size 760 beds
Specialties: General (except neonates), ENT, orthopaedics,
ophthalmic, urology and dental.
Critical Care: Paeds HDU 3 beds

5. Barnstaple City: Barnstaple Population: 34000 Hospital size 450 beds
Specialties: Orthopaedics, maxillo-facial, dental, general
(except neonates), endoscopy, ophthalmics, ENT.
Critical Care: HDU 2 beds

6. Taunton City: Taunton Population: 61 000 Hospital size 700 beds
Specialties: General (except neonates), ENT, ophthalmics,
urology, dental and orthopaedics (including
idiopathic scoliosis surgery).
Critical Care: HDU 2 beds

7. Torquay City: Torquay Population: 64 000 Hospital size 500 beds
Specialties: Orthopaedics, ENT, dentals, ophthalmology and
general surgery
Critical Care: HDU 0 beds

8. Exeter City: Exeter Population: 122 000 Hospital size 850 beds
Specialties: Orthopaedics, ENT, dentals, ophthalmology and
general surgery, urology
Critical Care: HDU 3 beds

9. Plymouth City: Plymouth Population: 250 700
Hospital size >1000 beds, (dedicated Paediatric Theatre Suite)
Specialties: Orthopaedics, Airway & ENT, plastics, dentals,
ophthalmology and general surgery
Critical Care: HDU 4 beds

10. SWACA – Regional Network
Origins
Function

11. SWACA - Origins Geographically disparate region
Distant tertiary centre
Colleagues – trained together

12. SWACA - Origins
First scientific meeting 10 years ago
Committee formed

13. SWACA Functions Annual Scientific Meeting Supportive
Regional guidelines

14. Scientific Meeting Over 2 days (1 evening!)
Tertiary centre speakers and guests
Debates
Trainee Prize
Regional Guidelines

16. Trainee Prize - £200 MAC Awake Paediatric Proseal LMAs
Paediatric Airway Obstruction
Pain Management after Laparoscopic Urological Surgery
Peri-operative Pain Management

17. Debates Nitrous oxide The demise of the T piece
Inguinal hernias – regional or general
Premeds not parents

18. Regional Guidelines Difficult airway trolleys Diabetes protocols
Acute pain management

19. AGM – the nitty gritty Sharing resources e.g. simulator training
Trainees
Trainee bursary
Colleagues
HCC, NSF
APA 2011

20. Nikki
Bristol
Rowan
Jan
Mike
170 miles
Pippa
Matt
Simon
Jules