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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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The Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare Course: Three Years On

Published: 24 May 2024

In a time when being part of the digital age was more crucial than ever, as the world was grappling with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Introduction to Humanitarian Healthcare Course was established in 2021 as a valuable new resource for members interested in learning more about humanitarian healthcare.

Applications Sought for the Role of Honorary Secretary of the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery

Published: 24 May 2024

The post of Honorary Secretary of the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery will become vacant in January 2025 following the retiral of Honorary Secretary Dr Stewart Barclay.

Press Statement: RCSEd President and Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery React to the Proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Published: 24 May 2024

Reacting to the news that the government will be shelving proposed legislation to ban smoking for young people, Prof Rowan Parks, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Prof Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “We are extremely disappointed that the propos…

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King James IV Professorship Awardee 2024

Published: 22 May 2024

The King James IV Professorship is awarded annually in open competition to practitioners of surgery or dental surgery who have made a significant contribution to the clinical or scientific basis of surgery.

Press Release: Dental Experts Call for More Ambitious Plans to Stop the Decline of NHS Dentistry in England

Published: 20 May 2024

The Faculty of Dental Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) has launched a manifesto which lays out recommendations to protect NHS dentistry amid a UK dental crisis. It comes as the UK’s largest dental faculty, representing over 8,000 members across the UK, expressed its disappointment at “inadequate” Government plans. …

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