Dr Nav Bahal is a Consultant Anaesthetist and the Lead for Inpatient Pain Medicine as well as Guardian of Safe Working Hours in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, and the Courses Lead for Regional Anaesthesia UK, joining the Board in 2023. His Pain Team were successful in winning a HSJ Patient Safety Award for their innovative response to rib fractures in their organisation in 2023. He underwent his anaesthetic training in London and Oxford before becoming a Consultant in 2013. His main interests are in regional anaesthesia and transitional pain medicine. He is also the Course Director for BucksUSGRA which runs regional anaesthesia courses for anaesthetists in the UK and abroad.