Consultant Anaesthetist
MBChB, MRCP, FRCA
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Dr MacLennan has undergone expert witness training with Bond Solon. Dr MacLennan enjoys a full medico-legal practice instructed by both Claimant and Defendant law firms in personal injury and clinical negligence cases.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Dr MacLennan has been a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Manchester Foundation Trust since 2010. Her subspeciality area of interest is obstetric anaesthesia. She is based at St Mary’s Hospital, a tertiary obstetric referral centre for complex medical conditions, with over 9500 deliveries per annum.
Clinical Interests
Dr MacLennan’s subspecialities include obstetric anaesthesia for both electives and emergencies; airway, maxillofacial and head and neck surgery; and gynaecology oncology. Since October 2020, Dr MacLennan has worked as an anaesthetic clinical advisor for the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations (MNSI, formerly HSIB) in the maternity investigation programme. She is involved in the review of cases, with the ultimate aim of identifying common themes within underpinning systems and processes that will help to make maternity care safer. She has a weekly commitment to this programme.
Research Interests
Dr MacLennan is a contributor to maternity guidelines on topics including enhanced recovery, maternal cardiac arrest, acid aspiration prophylaxis, remifentanil PCA, cell savage, and hyponatraemia. In 2022-2024, Dr MacLennan led on a national collaborative project to produce the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association Quick Reference Handbook for Obstetric Emergencies; this handbook includes 20 action cards for common emergencies encountered in the obstetric setting. It has been endorsed by many national organisations.
Management Experience
Dr MacLennan is the lead for obstetric simulation at St Mary’s Hospital, running regular multidisciplinary drills. She is also the chair of the Manchester Foundation Trust simulation faculty and manages recruitment for clinical fellows in obstetric anaesthesia.
Summary of Publications
Dr MacLennan has published multiple books and book chapters. These include books on obstetric decision making and simulation, core topics in obstetric anaesthesia, maternal acute illness management, and more.
Teaching & Training
Dr MacLennan has a Masters in medical education. She is the human factor training lead for delivery suite. She is an educational supervisor and consultant appraiser. Dr MacLennan is an Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association (OAA) executive committee member, contributing to events planning and education. She lectures nationally on subjects including simulation, human factors, obstetric emergencies and obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia.
Prizes and Awards
Team Award, St Mary’s Hospital. June 2014
Outstanding Achievement Award, St Mary’s Hospital. June 2017
Clinical scientific services Star award. MFT July 2021
#BeInspired campaign, Association of Anaesthetists. 2021
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association Committee member
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Association of Anaesthetists for Great Britain and Ireland
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