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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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Election of SAS Member of Council 2021

Election of SAS Member of Council 2021 - Read more

The post of SAS member of Council becomes vacant when Mrs Victoria Dobie comes to the end of her term of appointment in November 2021.



Press Statement: RCSEd President Marks 4th annual Windrush Day

RCSEd President Marks 4th annual Windrush Day - Read more

To mark the fourth annual Windrush Day, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh President, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, commented: Ever since it was founded in 1948, the NHS has always benefitted from the skills, commitment and expertise that migrants from all over the work have brought to it. Today is an important way to celebrate their vital…



Fellows and Members honored for dedication to healthcare

Fellows and Members honored for dedication to healthcare  - Read more

Several Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list for their work in healthcare, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.



Press Statement: RCSEd calls for urgent investment and reform to help tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19

RCSEd calls for urgent investment and reform to help tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19 - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh views the publication of new waiting times data as evidence that investment and reform is urgently needed to tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19.   RCSEd President, Professor Mike Griffin, said: “It is concerning, if not unexpected, to see the waiting list for patients to start hospital tre…



The FRRHH Fellowship Launch

The FRRHH Fellowship Launch - Read more

The FRRHH Fellowship has been established to help facilitate healthcare professionals’ access and exposure to different healthcare systems and contexts that will develop the knowledge, skill and experience required to work in remote, rural, and humanitarian healthcare.





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