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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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Press Statement: RCSEd President Responds to Publication of the 2020 NHS Staff Survey in England

RCSEd President Responds to Publication of the 2020 NHS Staff Survey in England - Read more

Responding to the publication of the 2020 NHS Staff survey in England, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: 2020 was an exceptional year for the NHS as the service faced the worst crisis in its history. Many NHS staff had to face unprecedented challenges throughout the pandemic but their de…



DO-HNS Part 2 2021 Update

DO-HNS Part 2 2021 Update - Read more

The four Surgical Royal Colleges confirm changes for the May 2021 DO-HNS Part 2 (OSCE).



MRCS Part B (OSCE) May 2021

MRCS Part B (OSCE) May 2021 - Read more

The four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland can confirm that the May 2021 MRCS Part B (OSCE) will be delivered in-person, maintaining social distancing, in the previously stated exam window between 8 and 23 May 2021.



ICBSE Statement MRCS Part B exam July 2021

ICBSE Statement MRCS Part B exam July 2021 - Read more

Following the decision to cancel the MRCS Part B examination in February 2021 because of the pandemic, ICBSE are giving notice that the four Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and in Ireland will hold an MRCS Part B OSCE between Saturday 3 and Sunday 11 July 2021.



ICBSE Statement Jan 2021 MRCS Part A Results

ICBSE Statement Jan 2021 MRCS Part A Results - Read more

The results of the intercollegiate MRCS Part A examination held on 12 January 2021 have been published today.





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