<p>Dear network colleagues, www.networks.nhs.uk/hipfractureanaesthesia</p><p>I hope you will have time to read this, the first Newsletter of the network; hopefully it will be a monthly event.</p><p>I had a very fruitful meeting recently, in the glamorous location of Starbuck’s in Leicester with the two people who make NHS Networks happen, Krishna Patel and Jass Tatter.</p><p>They have confirmed that the network will soon have the technical ability to conduct surveys, via NHS Networks; this should enable members to conduct some useful audit and service evaluation. I suggest that all survey requests should go through Stu White ([email protected]) in Brighton and that just one is done at a time, otherwise we could all get a dose of “surveyitis.”</p><p>The Age Anaesthesia meeting will take place in Leicester next May 6 and 7. The network will be able to meet during the one and a half days of the meeting. The programme for Leicester is almost complete, when finalised I will let you all know the contents.</p><p>I have also posted a membership application form on the network site for Age Anaesthesia, at £10 a year it is worth it. </p><p>I want the network to become interactive and I hope that most of you can spend some time using the discussion forum. Here’s the address again, in case you haven’t yet saved it to your favourites list, http://www.networks.nhs.uk/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=140. Please do remember you need to be logged in to view and comment as it’s a private forum. If you have any difficulties remembering your username or password please give Jass a holler, [email protected]. </p><p>Thanks to all of you who have collected some audit data, especially surgical time and blood loss data. You can collect any month, even starting now; a spreadsheet can be found on the network site for you to download. Please send results to myself ([email protected]), Kirsty Forrest ([email protected]) or Stu White ([email protected]). </p><p>With best wishes,</p><p>Richard Network Lead, Hip Fracture Anaesthesia Network</p>