Anaesthetics Interview Questions & Answers

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To prepare for an anaesthetics NHS interview, expect questions on pre-operative assessment and risk conversations, consent, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, difficult airway principles, anaphylaxis and crisis resource management, obstetric anaesthesia and working safely on call at night. Build short spoken answers around real lists, labour ward shifts and emergency cases you have managed, and know GMC Good Medical Practice, the NHS values and the key Royal College of Anaesthetists and Association of Anaesthetists guidance before you walk in.

This bank contains 40 original practice questions with first-person model answers written for doctors applying for anaesthetics Clinical Fellow and Specialty Doctor posts, including international medical graduates new to the NHS, with a selection pitched at senior Specialty Doctor and Consultant level. It covers elective and emergency theatres, pre-assessment clinic, labour ward, remote sedation, the emergency laparotomy pathway and the night on-call shift, and every answer is built around a realistic, non-identifying scenario. Each question explains what the panel is really assessing, the points you must hit, the mistakes to avoid and the guidance worth reading, so you can practise answers that sound like a calm, safe anaesthetist rather than a textbook.

 

What this question bank covers

• Motivation for anaesthetics
• Moving to UK anaesthesia as an IMG
• Pre-operative assessment and shared decision making
• Consent for anaesthesia
• WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and speaking up
• Difficult airway principles and DAS guidance
• Anaphylaxis and crisis resource management
• Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity
• Obstetric anaesthesia, epidurals and category one caesarean section
• Emergency laparotomy pathway
• Sedation outside theatres
• Working with ODPs and anaesthesia associates
• Night on-call prioritisation
• Fatigue and night working
• Drug errors and syringe safety
• Accidental awareness and duty of candour
• Safeguarding children and adults in theatres
• Learning disability and reasonable adjustments
• Patients who decline blood
• Confidentiality and the anaesthetic record
• Sustainability and anaesthetic gases
• Royal College of Anaesthetists and GMC Good Medical Practice
• Quality improvement and teaching
• Portfolio pathway and career development

 

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Question 1: Why do you want to work in anaesthetics?

Motivation question  ·  Motivation

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants a genuine, personal reason that goes beyond liking practical procedures or pharmacology. They are listening for an understanding that anaesthesia is about keeping a person safe at their most vulnerable, about teamwork and calm under pressure, and that the work extends well beyond theatre.

 

Model answer

Honestly, it started with a night shift as a junior doctor. I was in resus with an older man who was peri-arrest after a large GI bleed, and the anaesthetist arrived, took one look and quietly reorganised the room. She gave people clear jobs, talked the patient through what was about to happen even though he was barely conscious, and intubated him in a controlled way while the nurse ran blood through. Nobody raised their voice. I remember thinking that I wanted to be able to do that for someone.

Since then I've learned that the calm in the room is the visible bit. What keeps me in anaesthetics is the thinking that happens before it. A good pre-op assessment, a proper conversation about risk, a plan A and a plan B for the airway, and knowing your drugs well enough to adapt when the physiology changes. I like that the specialty rewards preparation and attention to detail, because those are things I can control.

I also love how broad it is. In one week I can be doing a spinal for a frail hip fracture patient, an epidural on labour ward, sedation in radiology and an emergency laparotomy at two in the morning. Perioperative medicine, pain and critical care all grow out of the same core skills.

And I'll be honest about the other side. Patients often don't remember us, the nights are hard, and when things go wrong they go wrong quickly. I've had to learn to call for help early and to debrief afterwards rather than carry things home. But being trusted to look after someone when they've handed over complete control is a privilege, and I don't think that feeling ever really leaves you.

 

Why this answer works

The answer opens with a specific memory rather than a cliche, which makes it believable. It shows the candidate understands that anaesthesia is about preparation and judgement as much as practical skill, shows awareness of the breadth of the specialty, and acknowledges the realities of the job without sounding put off.

 

Key points to include

• A specific moment that drew you to the specialty
• Preparation, planning and judgement, not just procedures
• The breadth of the work: theatres, obstetrics, sedation, perioperative medicine
• Teamwork and calm leadership in a crisis
• Realism about nights, pressure and the need to ask for help

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Saying you just enjoy practical procedures or the adrenaline
• Describing anaesthesia as "putting people to sleep"
• Ignoring the patient and focusing only on the technical side
• Sounding unaware of how hard nights and crises can be

 

NHS values and standards

Compassion; Working together for patients; Commitment to quality of care; GMC Good Medical Practice: knowledge, skills and development

 

Further reading

• GMC Good Medical Practice (2024)
• Royal College of Anaesthetists: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthetic Services (GPAS)
• NHS Constitution for England

 

 

Question 2: A 78-year-old with heart failure and frailty is listed for elective major surgery. How would you approach the pre-operative risk conversation?

Communication question  ·  Communication

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel is testing whether you can turn a pre-op assessment into honest shared decision making rather than a box-ticking exercise. They want to see you gather the right information, explain risk in a way the patient understands, involve the wider team and respect the patient's priorities.

 

Model answer

I'd start well before the conversation itself. I'd read the notes and the surgical letter so I understand why the operation is being offered and what the alternatives are, and look at the recent echo, bloods, functional history and any frailty score. If something important is missing, like an up-to-date echo or a view from cardiology, I'd want that sorted before we meet so I'm not giving advice on half the picture.

In clinic I'd sit down, introduce myself and ask what they understand about the operation and what matters most to them. I had a patient in a similar situation who told me straight away that her goal was to stay in her own flat and keep walking to the shops. That changed the whole conversation, because the real risk for her wasn't only dying, it was losing independence after a long admission.

I'd then explain risk honestly but in plain words. I'd use any validated risk tool our department uses as a guide, but I'd be careful to say it's an estimate for a group of people, not a prediction for her. I'd talk about the common things too, like delirium, chest infection and a slower recovery, not just the rare catastrophic ones. I'd check understanding by asking her to tell me in her own words what she'd taken away, and I'd invite family if she wanted them there.

I'd also talk about what we can do to reduce risk, such as optimising her heart failure, prehabilitation, a care of the older person review and planning a critical care or enhanced care bed if needed. If my assessment suggested the risk was very high, I wouldn't make that decision alone. I'd discuss it with my consultant and with the surgical team, ideally as a joint conversation, and make sure non-operative options were properly explored.

Finally, I'd document clearly what was discussed, the risks given, her priorities and the agreed plan, and copy the letter to her and her GP. She should go home with something she can read again.

 

Why this answer works

This answer shows preparation, genuine shared decision making and honest risk communication. It recognises that frail patients often care about function and independence, not just survival, and it builds in escalation to a consultant and joint decision making with surgeons for high-risk cases.

 

Key points to include

• Prepare by reviewing notes, investigations and frailty before the conversation
• Find out what matters to the patient
• Explain risk honestly in plain language and check understanding
• Discuss ways to reduce risk: optimisation, prehabilitation, geriatric input, postoperative care level
• Escalate high-risk decisions to consultant and surgeon; consider non-operative options
• Document clearly and share the letter with patient and GP

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Quoting a single percentage from a risk calculator as if it were certain
• Talking only about death and not about function, delirium or recovery
• Making a high-risk decision alone without consultant or surgical input
• Using jargon or not checking understanding

 

NHS values and standards

Respect and dignity; Everyone counts; Working together for patients; GMC Good Medical Practice: communication and partnership

 

Further reading

• GMC Decision making and consent (2020)
• Centre for Perioperative Care guidance on shared decision making
• NICE guideline on perioperative care in adults
• Royal College of Anaesthetists: patient information resources on risk

 

 

Question 3: During the WHO checklist time out, the surgeon says the team is behind and tells everyone to skip it. What would you do?

Conflict question  ·  Conflict

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants to know you will speak up for patient safety even when there is hierarchy and time pressure. They are listening for a calm, respectful approach that keeps the team together, and for awareness of how to escalate and learn from the event afterwards.

 

Model answer

I'd stop and say something, calmly and straight away. Something like, "I know we're behind, but can we take thirty seconds for the time out? I'd feel much more comfortable." Most of the time that's enough. I'd keep my tone friendly and make it about the patient rather than about the surgeon, because the aim is to get the check done, not to win an argument.

The checklist exists because experienced, competent teams still make errors when they're rushed, and a busy list running late is exactly when a wrong side, a missing implant or an antibiotic that hasn't been given slips through. I'd also remind myself that I'm not only allowed to speak up, I have a professional duty to under Good Medical Practice.

If the surgeon still wanted to carry on, I'd become more direct. I'd say clearly that I'm not happy to proceed until the time out is done, and I wouldn't start the next step of the anaesthetic or allow knife to skin while I'm responsible for the patient if I believed it was unsafe. I'd look to the scrub nurse and the theatre coordinator for support, because the whole team owns the checklist. If it couldn't be resolved, I'd call my consultant or the clinical lead for theatres.

I had something milder happen during a busy trauma list, where the surgeon started the time out while still scrubbing and people were half listening. I asked if we could pause and do it properly, the scrub nurse backed me up, and we did. Afterwards the surgeon actually thanked me, because it turned out the side marked wasn't clearly visible under the drapes.

After the case I'd have a quiet word with the surgeon, without blame, and I'd raise it through an incident report if a safety step had been skipped, so it can be learned from under PSIRF. If it was a pattern on that list, I'd want the department to look at the list planning too, because time pressure is usually a system problem.

 

Why this answer works

The answer shows the candidate will challenge respectfully and escalate if needed, using graded assertiveness and the support of the wider team. It explains why the checklist matters, ties speaking up to GMC duties, and closes with a constructive approach to learning rather than blame.

 

Key points to include

• Speak up immediately and calmly, focusing on the patient
• Explain why the checklist matters, especially under time pressure
• Use graded assertiveness and involve the scrub team and coordinator
• Do not proceed if you believe it is unsafe; escalate to consultant or theatre lead
• Debrief afterwards and report through local incident systems

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Staying silent because the surgeon is senior
• Turning it into a confrontation in front of the patient or team
• Doing the checklist half-heartedly to keep the peace
• Not following up or reporting a skipped safety step

 

NHS values and standards

Commitment to quality of care; Working together for patients; Respect and dignity; GMC Good Medical Practice: patient safety and raising concerns

 

Further reading

• WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and local adaptations
• National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs 2)
• GMC Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety
• Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)

 

 

Question 4: You induce anaesthesia for a routine case and cannot intubate. Talk us through your approach.

Clinical Scenario question  ·  Clinical Scenario

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants to hear a structured, safe approach that prioritises oxygenation over intubation, uses current Difficult Airway Society principles, calls for help early and limits attempts. They are also listening for team communication and what you do after the event.

 

Model answer

The first thing I'd say out loud is that this is a difficult airway, because naming it gets the team focused. My priority is oxygenation, not getting the tube in. I'd call for help early, ask for the difficult airway trolley and make sure my ODP knows exactly what I need.

I work to the current Difficult Airway Society guidance, which I think of as a series of plans with a clear point to move on. For the first plan I'd optimise everything: head and neck position, a videolaryngoscope if I hadn't already used one, a bougie, external laryngeal manipulation, and make sure the patient is fully paralysed. I'd limit my attempts, because repeated attempts swell the airway and make everything worse. If I can't intubate, I declare a failed intubation.

Then I'd move to oxygenating through a second-generation supraglottic airway. If that works, I'd stop and think rather than rush. Is it safe to wake the patient up and come back another day? Is it safe to continue on the supraglottic airway, or to intubate through it with fibreoptic guidance? Often waking up is the right call for an elective case, and I'd discuss that with my consultant.

If the supraglottic airway fails, I'd try facemask ventilation with two people. And if I genuinely can't intubate and can't oxygenate, with saturations falling, I'd declare that clearly and move to emergency front of neck access, which in current guidance is a scalpel, bougie and tube technique through the cricothyroid membrane. I practise it on manikins regularly because that's the moment you can't afford to hesitate.

Afterwards, the job isn't finished. I'd make sure the patient is safe and monitored, explain to them what happened once they're awake, and document the grade of view, what worked and what didn't. I'd give them a written airway alert letter, inform the GP so it can go on their record, and debrief with the team. I'd also report it locally so the department can learn from it.

 

Why this answer works

This answer follows the principles of the DAS guidance without reciting algorithm details from memory. It prioritises oxygenation, limits attempts, calls for help, includes the decision to wake the patient and the move to front of neck access, and ends with documentation, airway alert and debrief, which panels value highly.

 

Key points to include

• Declare the difficulty out loud and call for help early
• Oxygenation is the priority, not the tube
• Optimise and limit attempts, then declare failed intubation
• Supraglottic airway, then stop and think: wake, continue or proceed
• Can't intubate, can't oxygenate: declare it and perform front of neck access
• Document, issue an airway alert letter, inform the GP and debrief

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Persisting with repeated laryngoscopy attempts
• Not calling for help until the patient is desaturating
• Forgetting the option of waking the patient up
• Missing the follow-up: documentation, alert letter and team debrief

 

NHS values and standards

Commitment to quality of care; Working together for patients; Compassion; GMC Good Medical Practice: knowledge, skills and patient safety

 

Further reading

• Difficult Airway Society guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults (current version)
• Royal College of Anaesthetists and Difficult Airway Society: Fourth National Audit Project (NAP4)
• Difficult Airway Society airway alert guidance
• Association of Anaesthetists: recommendations for standards of monitoring

 

 

Question 5: Which NHS value matters most to you as an anaesthetist, and how have you shown it?

NHS Values question  ·  NHS Values

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel is checking that you know the NHS values and can link one to real behaviour in anaesthetic practice. They want an example, not a definition, and a sense of why that value matters for patients who are often anxious or unconscious in our care.

 

Model answer

The NHS values are working together for patients, respect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, compassion, improving lives and everyone counts. For me, as an anaesthetist, respect and dignity has a particular weight, because for much of the time we look after people they can't speak up for themselves.

I think about a young woman I anaesthetised for an emergency gynaecological procedure. She was very anxious in the anaesthetic room, and she told me quietly that she had a history of trauma and was frightened about being undressed and unconscious around strangers. I took that seriously. I made sure she kept her gown on until she was asleep, I asked for only the people who needed to be there to be in the room during induction and positioning, and I told her I would personally make sure she was covered throughout.

During the case I kept that promise. When someone came in to drop off equipment and the drapes weren't fully in place, I asked them politely to wait. In recovery I went to see her and told her it had all happened as we'd agreed. She cried a little and said she'd expected to feel exposed and didn't.

It reminded me that the things that matter to patients aren't always the technical ones. Dignity in theatre is easy to forget when you're busy, with lots of people coming in and out and conversations going on over an unconscious patient. I try to behave as if the patient can hear every word and see everything, because in a sense they're trusting us completely with that.

Since then I've been more conscious of small things, like how we talk in theatre and who's in the room, and I gently raise it with colleagues when I think we've slipped.

 

Why this answer works

The candidate names all the NHS values accurately, then picks one and shows it through a specific, sensitive example. It reflects the unique vulnerability of the anaesthetised patient and shows how the value translates into everyday behaviour in theatre.

 

Key points to include

• Name the NHS values accurately
• Choose one and explain why it matters in anaesthesia
• Give a specific, believable example
• Show what you did and the effect on the patient
• Show how it shapes your ongoing behaviour

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Listing values without an example
• Choosing a value at random with no link to anaesthetics
• Giving an example where the patient is absent
• Sounding rehearsed or generic

 

NHS values and standards

Respect and dignity; Compassion; Everyone counts

 

Further reading

• NHS Constitution for England
• GMC Good Medical Practice (2024)
• Association of Anaesthetists guidance on chaperones and intimate examinations under anaesthesia

 

 

Question 6: How do you work with operating department practitioners and anaesthesia associates?

Teamwork question  ·  Teamwork

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants evidence that you value the anaesthetic team, understand the different roles and their scope, and can work respectfully while keeping clear lines of supervision and responsibility. They are also checking that you know anaesthesia associates are regulated and work under defined supervision.

 

Model answer

I see the ODP as my most important colleague in the anaesthetic room. A good ODP has often prepared the room, checked the machine with me and spotted a problem before I have. I always introduce myself, talk through my plan for the case including my airway plan B, and make sure they know they can stop me if something looks wrong. On one night shift, it was the ODP who noticed I'd picked up the wrong strength of a drug from a cluttered drug tray. I thanked them in front of the team, because I want people to feel it's normal to challenge me.

With anaesthesia associates, the key thing is being clear about roles and supervision. They're registered with the GMC and work within a defined scope under the supervision of a consultant anaesthetist, following the department's policy and the Royal College's guidance. I know the scope of the role and the title itself have been under national review, so I'd follow whatever my trust's current policy says rather than assume.

In practice that means I'd be clear about who is responsible for the patient at each point and who the supervising consultant is. If I'm working alongside an associate and I'm not their named supervisor, I wouldn't assume they can or can't do something. I'd check, and if the arrangement on a list seemed unsafe, for example if supervision wasn't really available, I'd raise it with the consultant in charge.

I also think it's important to be respectful whatever my views on wider workforce debates. Patients need us to work as one team, and theatre is not the place for those arguments.

And I try to remember it's a two-way relationship. ODPs teach me a lot about equipment and theatre flow, and I try to share things back, whether that's explaining my reasoning for an unusual technique or including them in debriefs after difficult cases.

 

Why this answer works

The answer shows real respect for ODPs with a concrete safety example, and handles the sensitive topic of anaesthesia associates professionally by focusing on scope, supervision and local policy. It shows awareness that national arrangements are changing without taking sides in a way that could alienate a panel.

 

Key points to include

• Value the ODP as a key safety partner and share your plan
• Encourage challenge and thank people who speak up
• Know that anaesthesia associates are GMC-registered and work under consultant supervision
• Follow local policy and Royal College guidance on scope
• Raise concerns about unsafe supervision arrangements
• Stay respectful and keep the patient at the centre

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Treating ODPs as assistants rather than colleagues
• Assuming what an anaesthesia associate can or cannot do without checking local policy
• Using the interview to air strong views on workforce politics
• Ignoring who holds responsibility for the patient

 

NHS values and standards

Working together for patients; Respect and dignity; Commitment to quality of care; GMC Good Medical Practice: working with colleagues

 

Further reading

• Royal College of Anaesthetists guidance on anaesthesia associates (current version)
• GMC guidance for anaesthesia associates and physician associates
• Health and Care Professions Council standards for operating department practitioners
• Association of Anaesthetists: Safety guideline on checking anaesthetic equipment

 

 

Question 7: Tell us about a time you made, or nearly made, a drug error. What happened and what did you learn?

Patient Safety question  ·  Patient Safety

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants honesty, insight and a focus on learning and systems. They are looking for someone who reports, tells the patient where appropriate, reflects without self-blame or blame of others, and has changed their practice.

 

Model answer

I'll be honest, this is one I still think about. It was late in an emergency list and I'd drawn up a muscle relaxant and an antiemetic in syringes of the same size. I'd labelled them, but I'd done it at the end rather than immediately after drawing each one up. When I went to give the antiemetic before waking the patient, I paused because the label looked crooked and I wasn't sure it was on the right syringe. I checked the ampoules in the sharps bin and realised I was about to give the relaxant.

Nothing reached the patient, but it was close, and giving a relaxant to a patient who's about to be woken could have caused real harm. My first feeling was a cold sort of panic, then embarrassment. I told my consultant that night, and I completed an incident report as a near miss, because near misses are exactly where we learn cheaply.

When we looked at it afterwards, it wasn't just me. There was a cluttered drug tray, look-alike syringes, the end of a long shift and a habit of labelling in batches that I'd picked up without realising. The department used it in a safety meeting, and there was a push on labelling each syringe immediately with standard coloured labels and keeping emergency and routine drugs in separate trays.

What I changed personally is simple but I stick to it. I draw up one drug, label it straight away, and never have an unlabelled syringe in my hand. I read the label aloud before giving anything at a critical moment, and if I'm tired or the tray's crowded, I stop and reorganise it. If an error had reached the patient, I'd have told them openly once they were awake, apologised and explained what we'd do, as the duty of candour expects.

I think it made me a safer anaesthetist, and I'm not embarrassed to share it now, because pretending these things don't happen doesn't help anyone.

 

Why this answer works

The answer is honest and specific, showing the candidate took responsibility, reported a near miss, and understood the human factors and system contributors. It shows concrete personal change and links to candour and PSIRF without being defensive or self-flagellating.

 

Key points to include

• Give an honest, specific example
• Report near misses and errors through local systems
• Recognise human factors and system causes
• Describe concrete changes to your own practice
• Show openness with patients and the duty of candour
• Share learning with the team

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Claiming you have never made or nearly made an error
• Blaming the ODP, the tray or the list without owning your part
• Choosing a trivial example with no learning
• Not mentioning reporting or candour

 

NHS values and standards

Commitment to quality of care; Working together for patients; Improving lives; GMC Good Medical Practice: openness and learning from errors

 

Further reading

• Association of Anaesthetists: Safety guideline on drug administration and syringe labelling
• Royal College of Anaesthetists and Association of Anaesthetists guidance on syringe labelling in critical areas
• Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
• GMC and NMC joint guidance: Openness and honesty when things go wrong (the professional duty of candour)

 

 

Question 8: While positioning an infant under anaesthesia, you notice bruising that doesn't fit the history. What would you do?

Safeguarding question  ·  Safeguarding

 

What the interview panel is assessing

The panel wants to see that you recognise a possible safeguarding concern, act promptly through the right channels, and document carefully, without confronting the family or investigating yourself. They want to know the child's welfare comes first and that you know who to involve.

 

Model answer

Bruising in a non-mobile infant is a red flag in its own right, so I'd take it seriously straight away. I'd make sure the procedure itself goes ahead safely, because the child needs that care regardless. Then I'd look carefully, describe what I'm seeing to the surgeon and scrub team so there's a shared awareness, and avoid jumping to conclusions about cause.

I wouldn't examine extensively beyond what's appropriate under anaesthesia, and I wouldn't take photographs on a personal device. If the trust's policy supports medical photography for safeguarding, I'd ask for that to be done through the proper route. I'd document exactly what I saw, the size, colour and location of the marks, using a body map if available, and record the history I'd been given, without adding interpretation I can't support.

Before the child leaves recovery, I'd speak to my consultant and contact the on-call paediatric team, because a paediatrician needs to assess the child as part of the local safeguarding process. Most trusts have a clear pathway for bruising in non-mobile babies, and I'd follow it. I'd also inform the named doctor or safeguarding team, and if there's any concern about the child going home, that decision isn't for me to make alone.

I wouldn't confront the parents or suggest they've caused harm. I'd be honest if asked that a paediatric doctor would like to see the baby as routine in this situation, which is true. Being calm and kind with parents is important, because there may be an innocent medical explanation such as a bleeding disorder, and the assessment is there to look at all of it.

I've learned over time that our job isn't to decide whether abuse has happened. It's to notice, record and pass it on to the people trained to assess it. Missing it because I'm focused on the anaesthetic, or because I'm worried about being wrong, is the bigger risk. Working Together to Safeguard Children is clear that everyone has a role.

 

Why this answer works

This answer shows that the candidate recognises a key safeguarding red flag, prioritises the child's welfare, follows local pathways and involves paediatrics and the safeguarding team. It shows good judgement about documentation, photography and communication with parents, and avoids overstepping into investigation.

 

Key points to include

• Recognise bruising in a non-mobile infant as a red flag
• Complete the procedure safely and share awareness with the team
• Document accurately using a body map and avoid personal photography
• Involve your consultant, the paediatric team and the safeguarding team
• Follow the local pathway; do not confront parents
• Remember possible medical causes but do not use them to dismiss the concern

 

Common mistakes to avoid

• Deciding it is probably innocent and not acting
• Confronting or accusing the parents
• Taking photographs on a personal phone
• Waiting until after discharge to raise it

 

NHS values and standards

Everyone counts; Compassion; Working together for patients; GMC Good Medical Practice: protecting children and young people

 

Further reading

• Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023, England; equivalent guidance in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• GMC Protecting children and young people
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health: Child Protection Companion
• Intercollegiate document: Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for healthcare staff
• NICE guideline on child maltreatment

 

 

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