Neville Robinson was appointed a consultant anaesthetist in 1987. He has co-authored/edited some eleven books primarily aimed at teaching, six book chapters, and some thirty papers, including those related to metabolic stress, patient satisfaction, sepsis in obstetrics, and more recently, a new airway, the Tulip. He was the recipient of the Evelyn Baker Award (AAGBI) in 2008. He is a Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCA) assessor and is on the national MMBRACE committee. He is a past RCA College tutor and teaches on several courses aimed at passing the RCA examinations. George Hall was a Professor of Anaesthesia in the University of London from 1989 to 2013. He has authored/edited twelve books and written over two hundred papers as well as many book chapters. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia for thirty years and Chairman for seven years. He was also an editor of Anesthesia and Analgesia for ten years. A dedicated teacher, he has received awards from medical students for his excellence in instructing in anaesthesia. William Fawcett has run and taught on courses in the UK, Europe and the US. He has produced over 130 publications including three text books, fourteen textbook chapters, five review articles and two major editorials. He is an Editor for the British Journal of Anaesthesia Education, and a National Assessor and chapter writer for MBBRACE-UK. He is an executive committee member and website editor for the World Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society.