Special Interest Area (SIA)
Special Interest Area
During stage 3 of the Anaesthetics Curriculum, 12 months (whole time equivalent) of training must be undertaken in one or more areas of special interest. This allows the anaesthetist in training to develop knowledge and skills to enable them to gain the capabilities required to be an independent practitioner. It also prepares them for specialised areas of anaesthetic practice that they may want to pursue as a consultant or in preparation for additional training opportunities that might be undertaken in a more specialised area of anaesthetics practice after gaining CCT. Please follow the RCoA 2021 SIA link for the currently available information.
Welsh School of Anaesthesia SIA Application Process
Trainees will be invited to attend the Stage 3 & SIA training day during their ST5 year. They will be provided with SIA application forms following attendance at this day. The application window is during the spring (March-June) and residents will be informed of their ST6/7 rotations by the summer.
Stage 3 & SIA Training Day
The Welsh School of Anaesthesia holds an annual Stage 3 & Special Interest Area (SIA) training day. The next Stage 3 training day will be held at HEIW, Nantgarw on March 23rd 2026. Residents will be invited (via email) to attend this event if and when you are eligible to apply for your SIA modules. If you would like more information about this, please email your TPD lilleytpd@gmail.com.
Special Interest Area Contacts within Wales
Please see below a contact list of residents and trainers related to specific SIA modules available in Wales. If you would like more information about any of the SIAs then these people are a good first point of contact. There are also local consultant leads in each hospital for all modules; these consultants are responsible for signing off SIAs and they will be able to provide more detailed information if you require it.
College tutors will be able to tell you site specific SIA options - please contact them if you would like to know what SIA modules each hospital site can offer.
| SIA Module | Trainer/Trainee | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| General | Nian Baban | nian_b@hotmail.com |
| Airway | Hannah Saitch | hannah.saitch@hotmail.com |
| Hepato-Biliary Anaesthesia | Susie Hollway | susiehollway@yahoo.co.uk |
| Perioperative Medicine | Mike Adamson | michael.adamson@wales.nhs.uk |
| Regional Anaesthesia | Marmar Htyn | marmar.htyn@gmail.com |
| Obstetrics | Charlotte Oliver | charlotte.oliver@wales.nhs.uk |
| Paediatrics | Victoria Lucas | victoria.lucas@wales.nhs.uk |
| Neurosurgery | Yavor Metodiev | yavor.metodiev@wales.nhs.uk |
| Cardiothoracics | Emily Buckwell | emily.buckwell@wales.nhs.uk |
| Pain | Sunil Dasari | sunil.dasari@wales.nhs.uk |
| Acute In-Patient Pain | Jenny Ferry | jennifer.ferry@wales.nhs.uk |
| Trauma and stabilisation | Gian Longobardi | gianluca.trisolinilongobardi@wales.nhs.uk |
| Transfer | Ami Jones | ami.jones2@wales.nhs.uk |
| Additional ICM | John Glen | john.glen@wales.nhs.uk |
| Burns and plastics | Mike Eales | michael.eales@wales.nhs.uk |
| Non-Clinical (Education, Management, Research & QI) | Graeme Lilley, Mike Adamson | lilleytpd@gmail.com michael.adamson@wales.nhs.uk |
