© The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005
Editorial I: A fond farewell
Department of Anaesthesia, University Clinical Department, The Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK
E-mail: bja@liv.ac.uk
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Undoubtedly, it has been the greatest privilege of my professional life to be Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA). For nearly 8 yr, it has monopolized my waking hours. Yet it has been a highly rewarding, educational, and enjoyable task. I would never have wanted to miss this huge challenge, and I am ambivalent about passing on the responsibility to my successor, Professor Charles Reilly in Sheffield, UK. Part of me would wish to undertake this burden forever. But, as with all living things, this journal needs continual stimulation, change, and renovation to keep it at the forefront of its specialized area. No human being (or team of beings) can continue infinitely to produce