The first issue of 2011 is now available online, and members should be receiving their print copies in the post shortly (weather and postal service permitting!)

Packed with everything from ideas to inspire New Year's resolutions and career development to updates on resuscitation guidelines, negative pressure wound therapy and acute pain management, we hope to start as we mean to go on with this second volume of the new look journal.

In addition to a news feature on caesarean scrub roles and a very busy letters page, this issue's peer reviewed paper is a systematic review of evidence about the best combination and volume of drugs for sub-Tenon's anaesthetic block.

The journal wishes CODP members and all of its readers a happy festive period and New Year, and we look forward to another successful year of growth and learning for us all.

Website log-in update: the College and Technic websites are in the process of being synchronised so that members will be able access journal resources once signed in to the CODP website. You still need to sign in separately at the moment, but this is a temporary measure and we hope to have both sites working through one log-in process soon.

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