Mike Huntington

Mike’s main interests are in Leadership, Patient Safety and Airway Management. He is a member of the Difficult Airway Society, Guidelines Writing Group and an advisory member of PUMA, the Project for Universal Airway Management.

Mike qualified as an Operating Department Assistant in 1984, with the then CGLI 752. He worked in the perioperative phases of anaesthetic and recovery in a wide range of hospitals across England, both in the Independent sector and chiefly with three years at Central Manchester NHS and laterally at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, where he practiced in all specialties in the main theatres. Mike represented theatres at the hospital Transfusion committee and was an in-hospital resuscitation trainer. Mike also completed several years in a practice development role.

Mike joined us in 2010 initially part-time. He now teaches across our BSc Operating Department Practice, and leads the CPD module Care of the anaesthetised patient. He has a particular interest in perioperative medicine, patient safety and airway management. Mike is currently a member of the guideline review group, of the Difficult Airway Society and a reviewer for the Project for Universal Airway Management.

He also takes an interest in the Decolonialisation of the curriculum Agenda and has attended the School group and Seminars about his issue. He is currently the School Safeguarding Lead.