To the Editor: About 300 000 episodes of procedural sedation occur annually in New South Wales public hospitals. Much of this sedation is supervised by non-anaesthetists.
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We thank the clinicians and managers from numerous hospitals and departments for their assistance and expertise, and the members of the minimum standards working group, whose concern for patient safety was demonstrated by their support for the project.
Joanna Sutherland was a member of a working group that recently revised PS09.