Dr Sim West is a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH. He graduated from Sheffield in 2000, and completed his training in anaesthesia in North London, spending 2012 as the Smiths Medical Innovation Fellow. He was appointed to UCLH in 2013 and is lead for regional anaesthesia and the elective orthopaedic hub. His research interests include improving visualisation of needles, catheters and nerves, and holds honorary positions and grants jointly with UCL and Kings. He has been on the board of RA-UK for 7 years, and is the digital lead(website/apps/comms)