Reviewers:

Anaesthetists

Dr Neil Agnew, Consultant Anaesthetist - Perioperative Medicine Lead, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Dr Lisa Grimes, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Claire Halligan, Consultant Anaesthetist, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Dr Nicholas Levy, Consultant in Anaesthesia, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Matthew Smith, Consultant Neuroanaesthetist, University Hospitals of North Midlands

Dr Daniel Stubbs, Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.

Dr Nick Wisely, Consultant Anaesthetist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior lecturer University of Manchester

Members of the Preoperative Association Council 


Consultant Specialists

Dr Ketan Dhatariya, Consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine, Honorary professor of Medicine, Norwich

Dr Matthew Howse, Consultant in Transplant Nephrology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

Professor Kimme Hyrich, Professor of Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant in Rheumatology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester

Dr Rajinikanth Sundararajan, Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Physician, University Hospitals of North Midlands

Dr David Sutton, Consultant Haematologist, University Hospitals of North Midlands

Dr David Watson, Consultant Haematologist, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board




Pharmacist Specialists

Nasrin Alsabagh, Rotational Junior Pharmacist, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Lindes Callejas-Diaz, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in General and Bariatric Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital

Glen Cooper, Specialist Pharmacist and Practice Educator Pharmacist, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Annabel De Souza, Specialist Pharmacist Gastroenterology and Acute Surgery, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Nimrata Gurjal, Principal Pharmacist Surgery, Gastroenterology and Ophthalmology, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Helen Haley, Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner, Renal Medicine and Clinical Lead, General Medicine, University Hospitals of North Midlands

Vikki Lloyd, Advanced Specialist Pharmacist - Antifungals, University Hospitals of North Midlands

Sue Lord, Parkinson’s Disease Pharmacist Independent Prescriber, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Mubariz Mahood, Specialist Pharmacist Pre-operative Assessment and Theatres, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Anthony McCourt, Lead Pharmacist for Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Chris Pritchard, Rheumatology & Dermatology Pharmacist, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Alanna Johnston, Principal Pharmacist Major Trauma, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Asier Rodriguez Saiz, Senior Specialist Clinical Pharmacist Theatres and Acute Pain. London Bridge Hospital


Website development:

Richard Lewis, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist – Digital Medicines Optimisation and Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) Lead at University Hospitals of North Midlands


Original lead author:

Sophie Blow, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Perioperative Medicines Optimisation and Acute Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust


Original contributors:

We would like to sincerely thank all the contributors of the original Handbook, who gave their time and expertise to create this national resource, and on which this revised edition is based.


UKCPA:               

Dr Sarah Carter, for project development support

Marie Matthews, for promotional support          

Dr Ruth Bednall, for project support

Members of the UKCPA General Committee, for funding support