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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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RSA Deputy Surgical Director Urges Public to Heed Government Advice

RSA Deputy Surgical Director Urges Public to Heed Government Advice - Read more

Barney Green gives us a unique insight into a shift in the intensive care unit and urges members of the public to heed government advice and stay at home.



Message from RCSEd Vice President

Message from RCSEd Vice President - Read more

Message from RCSEd Vice President to members and fellows of RCSEd who are out there helping in this crisis



RCSEd Dental Ambassadors on Covid-19 - Insights into the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department

RCSEd Dental Ambassadors on Covid-19 - Insights into the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department  - Read more

We have been in contact with our Early Career Ambassador, Dr Alex Orchard, who is a Specialty Doctor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and learned what changes his department has adopted in response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 outbreak.



New PPE Guidance and Updated Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19

New PPE Guidance and Updated Intercollegiate General Surgery Guidance on COVID-19 - Read more

New PPE guidance has been released yesterday from PHE. It recommends changes to, or clarifies the required PPE in the operating theatre, endoscopy on wards and in the surgical receiving unit.



AOMRC FAQ for appraisal and revalidation during COVID-19

AOMRC FAQ for appraisal and revalidation during COVID-19 - Read more

The AOMRC has released an FAQ regarding appraisal and revalidation during COVID-19 which can be found here.





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