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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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BMA COVID-19 memorial for Healthcare Workers - 15 September

BMA COVID-19 memorial for Healthcare Workers -  15 September - Read more

At this year’s Annual Representative Meeting the BMA will be holding a virtual memorial ceremony to remember all healthcare workers that have tragically died in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.



RCSEd President responds to the lifting of the cap on medical school places

 RCSEd President responds to the lifting of the cap on medical school places - Read more

RCSEd President responds to the lifting of the cap on medical school places



JCST Update on COVID-19 and Trainee Progression in 2020

JCST Update on COVID-19 and Trainee Progression in 2020 - Read more

The Joint Committee on Surgical Training (JCST) have provided an update on their COVID-19 and Trainee Progression in 2020 (update V).



Online Delivery of MFDS Part 1 Examination Autumn 2020

Online Delivery of MFDS Part 1 Examination Autumn 2020  - Read more

The MFDS Management Board has taken the decision to hold all the forthcoming Autumn diets of the MFDS Part 1 Examinations via an online delivery method.



Press Statement: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh statement on the NHS People Plan

Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh statement on the NHS People Plan - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is broadly welcoming of the new NHS People Plan detailing provision for the next 18 months. We feel that it’s focus is correct, and we applaud the aim of maintaining some of the positive innovations which developed during the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. There remain some concerns as to deliverabilit…





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