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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 Respond to Announcement of New Health and Care Visa

RCSEd Respond to Announcement of New Health and Care Visa - Read more

RCSEd respond to announcement of new health and care visa and confirmation that overseas health and care staff will exempt from the Immigration Health Surcharge



Press Release: British public could be facing an ‘oral health crisis’ as dental treatment backlog persists

British public could be facing an ‘oral health crisis’ as dental treatment backlog persists - Read more

A leading dental professor has expressed concern over the long-term oral health of the nation, one month after dental practices in England were given the green light to re-open. Professor Phil Taylor, Dean-Elect of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd)’s Faculty of Dental Surgery, says while many dental practices are now seeing patien…



The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery is Recruiting for a New Honorary Secretary

The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery is Recruiting for a New Honorary Secretary - Read more

The post of Honorary Secretary to the Faculty of Dental Surgery will become vacant in January 2021 following the retiral of Interim Secretary, Professor William Saunders.



Ten Hill Place hotel invests £1 million to fight fire with fog

Ten Hill Place hotel invests £1 million to fight fire with fog - Read more

Ten Hill Place is crowning its refurbishment with a “fogging” system which fights fires.



Death of Fiona Gibb, Dental Exams Co-ordinator with 37 Years of Service at RCSEd

Death of Fiona Gibb, Dental Exams Co-ordinator with 37 Years of Service at RCSEd - Read more

It is with great sadness that the College announces the passing of Fiona (“Fee”) Gibb, Dental Exams Co-ordinator, who recently retired on the 1st of May.





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