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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 President statement on the announcement of NHS England six-week action plan on resuming non-coronavirus services

RCSEd President statement on the announcement of NHS England six-week action plan on resuming non-coronavirus services - Read more

Professor Michael Griffin OBE, RCSEd President statement on the announcement of a six-week action plan and priority areas for the NHS in England as it seeks to resume a range of non-coronavirus services.



RCSEd International Dental Ambassadors on COVID-19: Deployment Insights

RCSEd International Dental Ambassadors on COVID-19: Deployment Insights  - Read more

We spoke with Mark Tawadrous, RCSEd International Dental Ambassador in North Africa and Mediterranean region, who is a General Dental Practitioner operating digital dentistry in his own clinic in Cairo, Egypt. Mark provides insights into how dentists in Egypt are helping the healthcare system to manage the crisis.



Members of the Faculty of Remote and Rural Healthcare on COVID-19: Prof Ian Murray

Members of the Faculty of Remote and Rural Healthcare on COVID-19: Prof Ian Murray  - Read more

Ian Murray, FRRH Organisational member and Professor and Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery at Robert Gordon University shares his University's experience with the challenges provided by the COVID-19 Pandemic.



RCSEd Urges Government to Increase 'COVID-Free Hubs' So Vital Cancer Surgeries Can Continue

RCSEd Urges Government to Increase 'COVID-Free Hubs' So Vital Cancer Surgeries Can Continue - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has issued the rallying cry after a survey of its fellows showed that a third of those who carry out cancer operations have completely stopped performing these procedures in recent weeks as a result of COVID-19, and 87% have reduced cancer operations.



Press Statement: RCSEd Urges Government to Increase 'COVID-Free Hubs' So Vital Cancer Surgeries Can Continue

RCSEd Urges Government to Increase 'COVID-Free Hubs' So Vital Cancer Surgeries Can Continue - Read more

GOVERNMENT URGED TO INCREASE ‘COVID-FREE HUBS’ SO VITAL CANCER SURGERIES CAN CONTINUE 87% of leading cancer surgeons surveyed say they have reduced operating   The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is calling on Government to increase the number of ‘COVID-free hubs’ available to patients, so life-saving cancer operations can go ahead.  The…





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