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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.

Other RCSEd News

Press Release: RCSEd response to FGDP guidance - June 2020

RCSEd response to FGDP guidance - June 2020 - Read more

Statement 01 June 2020 Phil Taylor, who will shortly take up the role of Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has responded to guidance published by the Faculty of General Dental Practice today, which outlines the steps dental practices should take in order to re-open on 8 June. Phil said: “We w…



Myanmar response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Myanmar response to COVID-19 Outbreak - Read more

As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, it’s important to note how each country approached the virus and their efforts to contain its spread, in order to compare this with our own methods, learn the effects of each approach and improve for the future.



Death of Andrew Foote, Retired Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Death of Andrew Foote, Retired Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Read more

We are saddened to hear of the death of Andrew Veitch Foote, retired consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and RCSEd Fellow, who passed away due to COVID-19 on the 9th May 2020.



Meet our Faculty of Dental Trainers Members - Tom Bereznicki

Meet our Faculty of Dental Trainers Members - Tom Bereznicki - Read more

Launched in 2016, The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) promotes the role of the dental trainer, recognises achievement and excellence and, ultimately, enhances the quality of patient care. The Faculty is incredibly proud to have Tom Bereznicki as a Member, who joined the College in March 2018.



Pandemic COVID-19: Situation in Hong Kong

Pandemic COVID-19:  Situation in Hong Kong - Read more

In December 2019, there was already news report that a mysterious pneumonia appeared in Wuhan city, Wu Bei province. However, the alert level in Hong Kong was low as Chinese Government declared that it would not spread from human to human and everything was under control.





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