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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.

Other RCSEd News

Press Release: Leading Dental Surgery Body Endorses Postgraduate Orofacial Pain Course

Published: 17 November 2022

A leading dental representative body has announced the accreditation of a new postgraduate course created by two international institutions. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Dental Surgery has confirmed its accreditation of the Certificate in Orofacial Pain, a new joint course launched by the University of Southern Californi…

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Press Statement: RCSEd pleased with comments made regarding annual updates to the forthcoming NHS workforce plan

Published: 17 November 2022

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is pleased with Amanda Pritchard’s comments today, regarding annual updates to the forthcoming NHS workforce plan. New College President, Rowan Parks, commented: “Workforce challenges remain the biggest issue facing the NHS and threaten the recovery from the pandemic. But it is an issue which has been …

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Intercollegiate Announcement of Green Theatre Initiative and Climate Emergency Declaration

Published: 15 November 2022

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, The Royal College of Surgeons of England and The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow acknowledge that climate change and anthropogenic environmental degradation pose a major threat to both human health and planetary health. We have reached and overstepped several planetary boundaries within which humanity can survive and thrive, and this calls for decisive, collaborative, and urgent action.

Professor Rowan Parks Takes Office as the 176th President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Published: 11 November 2022

Professor Rowan Parks has officially taken office as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), after being formally welcomed to the role at the College AGM, where he outlined his priorities for his upcoming three-year term.

RCSEd and Dentsply Sirona are on the Hunt Again for the Next Generation of Dental Surgeons with Ground-breaking Competition

Published: 8 November 2022

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Dentsply Sirona are launching this year's Dental Skills competition, with its first heat kicking off in Manchester on 29 November. Run by the College’s Faculty of Dental Surgery, it is now in its ninth year, and aims to discover the next generation of dental surgeons in the UK.