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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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RCSEd Concerns over UK Government Potential Removal of Information on Number of Medical and Healthcare Professionals to be Trained over Next Decade

RCSEd Concerns over UK Government Potential Removal of Information on Number of Medical and Healthcare Professionals to be Trained over Next Decade - Read more

We are concerned over reports that the UK Government is looking at removing information on the number of medical and healthcare professionals it plans to train over the next decade. Given the high number of NHS staff vacancies and unprecedented demand on services, we urgently need a funded workforce plan with numbers.



Fellowship in Ophthalmology Examination Announcement

Fellowship in Ophthalmology Examination Announcement - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased to announce that the first diet of the new Fellowship in Ophthalmology examination will be held 15-16 June in Edinburgh.



Joint Statement From Surgical Organisations on Result of BMA Ballot for Junior Doctor Strike Action in England

Joint Statement From Surgical Organisations on Result of BMA Ballot for Junior Doctor Strike Action in England - Read more

This week the BMA’s UK Junior Doctors Committee announced the result of their ballot on junior doctor industrial action in England. Almost 37,000 votes were cast and 98% of those voted in favour of industrial action.



Nominations Sought for Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

Nominations Sought for Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery - Read more

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is seeking nominations for the role of Dental Dean which will become vacant at the Dental AGM in 2023 when the current Dean, Professor Philip Taylor, will come to the end of his term of office.



RCSEd's Views on the New Diagnostic Hubs in England

RCSEd's Views on the New Diagnostic Hubs in England - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased at the announcement of 19 new diagnostic hubs in England, following the publication of figures that show the existing hubs have now performed over 3 million tests, scans and checks.





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