BARNA was founded in 1987 with a specific focus on anaesthesia and recovery nurses in Birmingham.  For over 30 years BARNA has hosted excellent annual conferences, study days and discussion forums.  Information about current BARNA events [conference, study days, webinars] can be found within the Conference and Events section of this website.  BARNA has published Standards of Care and fielded audits of practice.   

​Date	​Event
1986	​Lesley Dowding founds ARNA [Anaesthetic and Recovery Association] – Annual Conference commenced in Birmingham [1987-2003].
1992-4	Committee enlarged : ARNA now renamed BARNA when it becomes a Charity
​1995	BARNA becomes the UK representative for IFNA.
1997	Quarterly Journal well established.
1999	​Website established.  Study days on Clinical Scenarios and Ethics and Law.
2002	Irish Anaesthetic & Recovery Nurses Association founded.
2003	Annual Conference moves to Brighton.  Leaders of ASPAN and IARNA all attend. Standards published.
2004	​BARNA Clinical Practice Forum in London held : BARNA contributing to NWWA, PCC Skills for Health
2007	Study Days on Difficult Airway in London.
​2008	​Annual Conference moved to London, City Hall. Early talks with ASPAN, IARNA, Canada on holding an International meeting for perianaesthesia nurses.
​2009	BARNA supported study days in York and Surrey. ‘BARNA Talks’ on Staffing PACU was very successful.
2010	BARNA working with AAGBI on UK National Competencies for PACU.   BARNA planning first ICPAN Conference.
2011	1st international meeting for peri-anaesthesia nurses in Toronto, Canada .
​2012	Social Media for BARNA set up.  Talks on BARNA hosting the 2016 IFNA Conference commenced.
2013	Study day in Surrey on Thermoregulation with Molnlycke.
​2014	​Study day on Obese Patient Management with SOBA at the RCN.
2016	BARNA hosts IFNA Conference in Glasgow. ‘Barna Talks’ : Revalidation, London, January 2016
2020	Covid Pandemic.  Conference Cancelled.
2021	​Pandemic continues.  Live Conference Cancelled : Virtual Conference planned. BARNA Airway Learning and Teaching Resource issued.