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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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Appointment of JCST Research Lead

Appointment of JCST Research Lead - Read more

On behalf of the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland, JCST are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual to lead key areas of the JCST’s research work under the overall direction of the JCST Chair.



The Jane Goodman Memorial Scholarship in Paediatric Dentistry - Meet This Year's Awardee

The Jane Goodman Memorial Scholarship in Paediatric Dentistry - Meet This Year's Awardee - Read more

Last month the RCSEd Dental Faculties awarded the Jane Goodman Memorial Scholarship to one of our Members to help pursue an MSc in Paediatric Dentistry. We caught up with our awardee and learned more about her motivation to apply for the scholarship and her future career plans.



Results of the 2021 RCSEd Council Elections

Results of the 2021 RCSEd Council Elections - Read more

After a recent ballot of the College’s Members and Fellows, the College is pleased to announce the appointments to Council.



Press Statement: World Leading Medical Bodies Form Partnership To Support Surgical Educators

World Leading Medical Bodies Form Partnership To Support Surgical Educators - Read more

Two leading medical bodies have joined forces to launch a range of new initiatives aimed at those working in surgical training. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Surgical Trainers has announced a collaboration with Imperial College London’s Department of Surgery and Cancer, in a move which will provide support to surgical edu…



Press Statement: RCSEd Responds to NHS Recovery Plan Unveiled by First Minister

RCSEd Responds to NHS Recovery Plan Unveiled by First Minister - Read more

In response to the NHS Recovery Plan unveiled earlier today by the First Minister, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: While I am entirely supportive of the principles set out in the NHS Recovery Plan, I am doubtful about how much of a difference some of these measures will make in the sh…





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