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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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RCSEd Statement on COVID-19 second wave and the importance of continuation of essential surgeries

RCSEd Statement on COVID-19 second wave and the importance of continuation of essential surgeries - Read more

The message today from Professor Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer and Sir Patrick Valance, the Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor, was powerful, urgent and timely. It is clear that a second wave of Covid-19 is upon us and could be devastating unless swift, mitigating action is taken by government, the NHS and the general public.



ICBSE Statement on MRCS Part A September 2020 Diet

ICBSE Statement on MRCS Part A September 2020 Diet - Read more

The ICBSE board is aware that whilst most candidates successfully completed the MRCS Part A online exam on Tuesday 15 September, we believe that a small number of candidates encountered technical difficulties, which some were unable to resolve fully.



Supporting Education Research - Meet the Recipient of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Grant

Supporting Education Research - Meet the Recipient of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Grant  - Read more

Laura Timms joined FDT as an Associate this year and was the recipient of an FDS grant in September 2020. We spoke with Laura and learned more about how the grant will help support her project.



Results of the 2020 RCSEd Council Elections

Results of the 2020 RCSEd Council Elections - Read more

The College is pleased to announce the results of its recent RCSEd Council Elections.



Press Release: Royal College Announces New Development to Support Humanitarian Healthcare Professionals

Royal College Announces New Development to Support Humanitarian Healthcare Professionals - Read more

A leading surgical College has announced an update to its Faculty of Remote and Rural Healthcare (FRRH) as part of its ongoing partnership with UK-Med to provide support to individuals and organisations working in humanitarian healthcare.  The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) has created the expanded Faculty of Remote, Rural and Huma…





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