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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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Intercollegiate Guidance for Pre-Operative Chest CT imaging for elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Intercollegiate Guidance for Pre-Operative Chest CT imaging for elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Read more

Latest Intercollegiate Guidance has been released for Pre-Operative Chest CT imaging for elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic.



Press Statement: RCSEd President Statement on the Problem of NHS Staff Stranded Overseas

RCSEd President Statement on the Problem of NHS Staff Stranded Overseas - Read more

Commenting on the problem of NHS staff stranded overseas by the Coronavirus pandemic, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “The NHS is facing unparalleled demand, so needs each and every resource available to meet the COVID-19 crisis. Having appropriate numbers of skilled staff is paramoun…



AOMRC Statement Urges Public to Continue to Seek Medical Help During COVID-19

AOMRC Statement Urges Public to Continue to Seek Medical Help During COVID-19 - Read more

The AOMRC have issued a statement, urging patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic.



Updated General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19, 2nd Revision, 7th April 2020

Updated General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19, 2nd Revision, 7th April 2020 - Read more

Following publication of Public Health England latest guidelines, the four Royal Surgical Colleges and the Associations of General Surgery have revised their latest guidelines (last published on the 27th March 2020) to align with those of PHE and Health Protection Scotland. As a group, we have taken a lead on gathering information on best practice that Surgeons should follow in this difficult situation because our role is to protect and support the clinicians that we represent.



Appointment of Honorary Secretary from the RCSEd President

Appointment of Honorary Secretary from the RCSEd President - Read more

Appointment of Honorary Secretary from the RCSEd President





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