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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.

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Dental Medals Open for Nominations

Dental Medals Open for Nominations - Read more

Nominations are invited for the awards of the Dental Faculty Medal UK and the FDS International Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.



RCSEd responds to report on bullying, undermining, discrimination, and sexual misconduct in surgery and across the NHS

RCSEd responds to report on bullying, undermining, discrimination, and sexual misconduct in surgery and across the NHS - Read more

This report in The Times highlights the harassment and sexist abuse faced by women in surgery and the unacceptable workplace culture of bullying, undermining, discrimination, and sexual misconduct that is endemic in surgery and throughout the NHS. On behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, we would like to apologise to all those who have experienced discrimination and abuse at work.



Professor Grant McIntyre Named as Next Dean of the Dental Faculty

Professor Grant McIntyre Named as Next Dean of the Dental Faculty - Read more

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is pleased to announce the election of a new Dental Dean. Professor Grant McIntyre will take up his Deanship at the Dental AGM in September 2023 when the current Dean, Professor Phil Taylor will demit office.



New Intercollegiate Committee Launches Website to Support SAS and Related Grades

New Intercollegiate Committee Launches Website to Support SAS and Related Grades - Read more

The newly formed Intercollegiate Surgical Education Committee for SAS, LED, and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (ISECSN) has launched a website to support the educational development of SAS Grades and those in related grades.



RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Clinical Skills Competition Grand Final 2022-23

RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Clinical Skills Competition Grand Final 2022-23 - Read more

The RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Clinical Skills Competition Grand Final took place last week and we can now announce that Gaeun Oh from the Queen Mary University of London is the 1st place winner of the National event.





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