Guest editor Lina interviews Professor Cliff Shelton. Cliff is Professor of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Lancaster Medical School and a consultant anaesthetist at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester. In his university role he is the director of simulation and clinical skills for the MBChB (medicine and surgery) course, co-director of the PGDip AaPOS (anaesthesia associate) course, and a researcher with interests in quality and safety, sustainable healthcare and education. Cliff is working with the NTSP to understand the needs of healthcare staff when it comes to inserting new tracheostomies on the ICU, and he is a critical element of the GIFT project (Guided Insertion for Tracheostomy).

The UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) is committed to providing education, information and resources to improve patient safety and the patient experience for those with tracheostomies and laryngectomies. All of our resources are housed on our website www.tracheostomy.org.uk, accessed by over 30,000 visitors each month from around the world.

Our goal is to improve the safety and quality of care for patients with tracheostomies and laryngectomies through education. We work closely with patients, families and healthcare professionals to develop new resources to improve care. We’ve collaborated with key stakeholders in tracheostomy care since 2009, and developed freely accessible resources, supported by online learning developed with the UK Department of Health. We’ve worked with the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative since 2012 to improve care for patients and their families everywhere.

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