That the Parliament recognises the critical role that anaesthetists play in Scotland's NHS; notes the latest report by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, which finds that Scotland faces a shortfall of around 170 anaesthetists and that this shortage leads to surgery being postponed and women in labour waiting longer for pain relief; recognises that NHS hospitals across Scotland have the capacity for around 42 additional training posts each year; notes that addressing anaesthetist workforce gaps could enable up to 114,000 additional operations and procedures per year across Scotland, and calls on the Scottish Government to consider the report's recommendations to recruit and retain more anaesthetists.