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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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The Faculty of Dental Surgery are Recruiting for International Dental Ambassadors

The Faculty of Dental Surgery are Recruiting for International Dental Ambassadors - Read more

Our International Dental Ambassadors work to support the dental teams and trainees across their countries and global regions. We are currently recruiting for International Dental Ambassadors.



RCSEd and RCS England Unveil the Joint Initiative of the Managed Voluntary Register and Curriculum Framework for Surgical Care Practitioners

RCSEd and RCS England Unveil the Joint Initiative of the Managed Voluntary Register and Curriculum Framework for Surgical Care Practitioners - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and The Royal College of Surgeons of England are delighted to unveil the Managed Voluntary Register (MVR) for Surgical Care Practitioners alongside the new SCP Curriculum Framework.



FRRHH pay tribute to Nelson Norman

FRRHH pay tribute to Nelson Norman - Read more

The Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare sends its condolences to the family and loved ones of Professor John Nelson Norman, surgeon and pioneer in remote medicine, who passed away on 27 September 2022.



Press Release: Update from the College’s Policy and Public Affairs Team

Update from the College’s Policy and Public Affairs Team - Read more

The RCSEd policy team has been working to make the College’s voice heard with multiple policymakers and stakeholders in recent months, despite the quiet period over the summer as the Conservative Party leadership election played out and a new Cabinet and Health Secretary came in. We have attended party conference events, such as a Fabian Society fr…



NHS Workers Who Inspired Scotland’s First COVID Sculpture Get First Glimpse of Poignant Tribute

NHS Workers Who Inspired Scotland’s First COVID Sculpture Get First Glimpse of Poignant Tribute - Read more

The first memorial to pandemic workers was unveiled at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh





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