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

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

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

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.

Other RCSEd News

RCSEd Response to NHS Pension ‘Tax Trap’ Changes

RCSEd Response to NHS Pension ‘Tax Trap’ Changes - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) has welcomed the UK Government’s proposed review of NHS pensions after tax hikes caused consultants to reduce their working hours or take retirement.



70,000 visitors expected to descend on the Royal College campus

70,000 visitors expected to descend on the Royal College campus - Read more

The 72nd Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins today [Friday 2 August], and for the 11th year running The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) campus is transformed into one of the city’s busiest events venues.



Applications Sought for One-year Intercollegiate Research Fellowship

Applications Sought for One-year Intercollegiate Research Fellowship - Read more

Applications are sought from the four Surgical Royal Colleges for a new one-year Research Fellowship to be administered through the Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Examinations (ICBSE).



Press Statement: The College and the FSSA are calling again for the government to introduce statutory regulation for SCPs

The College and the FSSA are calling again for the government to introduce statutory regulation for SCPs - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations (FSSA) have again written to Stephen Hammond MP, Minister of State for Heath, calling once more for the government to introduce statutory regulation for surgical care practitioners (SCPs). Whilst the Department for Health & Social Care rece…



College prepares for 'Festival Season' in Edinburgh

College prepares for 'Festival Season' in Edinburgh - Read more

August is festival season in Edinburgh and as in previous years, our Edinburgh campus will be transformed into ‘theSpace @ Surgeons Hall’, a bustling theatre venue, comprising six performance spaces, a vibrant courtyard bar and a chic gin and prosecco bar.





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