Professional standards are concerned with how well a service is delivered, both at departmental level and by individual anaesthetists.
The APA Professional Standards Committee has a wide ranging brief and the following terms of reference:
- Overseeing and supporting the development and implementation of clinical guidelines
- Overseeing and supporting the APA Peer Review Scheme
- Overseeing and supporting audit
- Overseeing and supporting patient and family information projects
- Developing position statements on behalf of the APA
- Coordinating responses to other professional bodies or individuals seeking guidance and advice from the APA
- Overseeing and supporting the provision of safeguarding training