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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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Maximising UK Surgical Training Opportunities

Maximising UK Surgical Training Opportunities - Read more

The JCST, with the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT), the British Orthopaedic Trainees’ Association (BOTA), the Confederation of Postgraduate Schools of Surgery (CoPSS) and the surgical Lead Deans, published a document on maximising training opportunities during the pandemic and in the months to come.



Press Statement: RCSEd statement on the House of Lords Public Services Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on public services.

RCSEd statement on the House of Lords Public Services Committee report on the impact of Covid-19 on public services.  - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh was pleased to have the chance to submit written evidence to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 and welcomes its findings. The report found that the NHS had some successes, upscaling acute care capacity with the Nightingale Hospitals and increased use of digi…



Supporting the dental profession throughout the second COVID-19 wave

Supporting the dental profession throughout the second COVID-19 wave - Read more

Read the full letter supporting dental professionals throughout COVID-19 in winter.



Supporting doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave

Supporting doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave - Read more

Read the full letter to professionals from CMOs NHS Colleges



SAPG Publishes Revised Guidance for the Management of Acute Dentoalveolar Infections

SAPG Publishes Revised Guidance for the Management of Acute Dentoalveolar Infections - Read more

The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) and its dental sub-group have published a revision to the antimicrobial prescribing guidance for the management of acute dentoalveolar infections.





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