Training in Anaesthesia Highlands of Scotland

The level of independence required – suggested in the Royal College Curriculum – by the end of Stage 1 training is documented for specific procedures here:

Stage 1 practical procedures (with supervision levels) | The Royal College of Anaesthetists (rcoa.ac.uk)

This includes notably –

Ultrasound guided chest wall plane blocks, abdominal wall plane block, lower limb block including femoral nerve block and fascia iliaca block, upper limb block including brachial plexus block at Entrustment Scale 2A

Simple peripheral nerve block Entrustment Level 2B

Lumbar epidural and spinal anaesthesia Supervision Level 3