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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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Covid-19 and professional standards activities

Covid-19 and professional standards activities - Read more

ovid-19 and professional standards activities (including appraisal and revalidation). Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England and NHS Improvement writes on the changes to professional standards activities in light of the latest Government advice on managing the Covid-19 outbreak.



Guidance for surgeons working during the COVID-19 pandemic from all four Royal Surgical Colleges

Guidance for surgeons working during the COVID-19 pandemic from all four Royal Surgical Colleges - Read more

Guidance for surgeons working during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Surgical Royal Colleges of the United Kingdom and Ireland



A message from the President: Kindness and Compassion, not war

A message from the President: Kindness and Compassion, not war - Read more

A message from the President: Kindness and Compassion, not war



President assures elderly and infirm on efforts being made to protect them from COVID-19

President assures elderly and infirm on efforts being made to protect them from COVID-19 - Read more

Professor Michael Griffin, President RCSEd assures the elderly and infirm that they are not facing an ‘Armageddon’ during the COVID-19 pandemic , as all efforts are focused on protecting them.



COVID-19 and Trainee Progression: Statement from JCST

COVID-19 and Trainee Progression: Statement from JCST - Read more

COVID-19 and Trainee Progression: Statement from JCST. The College wishes to keep all of our trainees up to date with the latest guidance.





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