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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.

Other RCSEd News

RCSEd Honorary Treasurer Appointment

RCSEd Honorary Treasurer Appointment  - Read more

RCSEd are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Siong Liau as RCSEd Honorary Treasurer.



Results of the 2022 RCSEd Council and Trainee Elections

Results of the 2022 RCSEd Council and Trainee Elections - Read more

After a recent ballot of the College’s membership, the College is pleased to announce the following appointments to Council.



Revised Entry Criteria for Examinations Administered by the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations

Revised Entry Criteria for Examinations Administered by the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations - Read more

The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) conducted a consultation and review exercise between the Spring of 2017 and the Autumn of 2019 to harmonise the entry criteria for Intercollegiate Specialty Board (ISB) examinations (commonly referred to as FRCS examinations) between candidates in approved UK/Ireland training programmes and not-in-training candidates.



NES Chair of Specialty Training Board for Surgery Vacancy

NES Chair of Specialty Training Board for Surgery Vacancy - Read more

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is currently recruiting for the Chair of the Specialty Training Board (STB) for Surgery.



Applications Sought for the Post of Honorary Secretary

Applications Sought for the Post of Honorary Secretary - Read more

The post of Honorary Secretary becomes vacant when Ms Clare McNaught comes to the end of her term of appointment in November 2022. Applications for the post of Honorary Secretary are therefore invited.





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