In this piece we discuss risk in medicine with Kevin Fong, a consultant anaesthetist, retrieval medicine specialist, and broadcaster. In a wide-ranging conversation we talk about risk in anaesthesia, the effect of adverse events on individual practitioners and teams, and workforce issues in health.

Presented by Andy Cumpstey and Kate Leslie on location at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine in Cairns, Australia, with Professor Kevin Fong, Consultant Anaesthetist and Anaesthetic Lead for Major Incident Preparedness, University College London Hospitals, and Professor of Engagement and Innovation for Science and Medicine at University College London.