title: Non-physician anaesthesia in the UK: a history.
abstract: David Wilkinson, Anaesthesia Practitioner (AP) and current representative of APs on the National Reference Panel, discusses the history of non-physician anaesthesia and its introduction into the UK; the arguments for and against the role; and offers a reflective view of the training.
authors.affiliation: Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000266:history*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000266:history; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000266:history*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000266:history; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000266:history; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000266:history*; D012449:Safety / Q000266:history; D013222:State Medicine / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States