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RCSEd Fellows and Members Celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours List 2024

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is proud to celebrate many of our Fellows and Members who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2024 for their achievements and service across a wide range of healthcare.

RCSEd Voices Concerns over SCPs Performing High-Risk Surgery

As an organisation focused on improving standards of surgical care and patient outcomes, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is extremely concerned about the recent publication in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) (“Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes”) detailing the experience of a Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies.

RCSEd Welcomes Election Focus on NHS Dentistry

We are delighted that dentistry is being taken seriously by all the parties in the election and has featured in many manifestos and media interviews.

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RCSEd Responds to the CQC's Annual State of Care Report

Published: 15 October 2019

The CQC’s annual State of Care report explores the quality of care across acute, community and social care services.

This year’s report highlights the impact increased pressures are having on elective procedures in England. Waiting lists for elective care grew by almost 1.3 million from June 2014 to June 2019, when it stood at nearly 4.4 million people (a rise of 40%). This is putting huge pressure on services as well as on staff who are working hard to try and tackle an ever growing workload.

College President Attends RCSEd/CSHK Conjoint Scientific Congress

Published: 11 October 2019

RCSEd President Professor Michael Griffin OBE and team were proud to represent the College at the RCSEd/CSHK (The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong) Conjoint Scientific Congress 2019 on 21-22 September in Hong Kong.

Interview with Sarah Manton, Director of the Faculty of Dental Trainers

Published: 10 October 2019

The Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) will be holding its Third Annual Meeting on mentoring and reflection on 15 November 2019. Dr Sarah Manton, the Faculty’s Director, shares her views on dental training and why you should get involved with the FDT.

Brexit Information for Membership

Published: 4 October 2019

Brexit is continuing to dominate the headlines and as 31 October nears we understand that a number of our members have concerns regarding the implications for them post-Brexit.

Press Release: New Dental Ambassadors Network Established

Published: 4 October 2019

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) held its inaugural Dental Ambassadors Conference on Friday 4 October 2019. 35 UK and International Ambassadors met at the College to develop networks to drive the advancement of Dental Care worldwide by supporting the development of the whole dental team. The unique UK Ambassador network has three…

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