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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

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

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

Statement on COVID-19 and its effect on surgical training

Published: 13 March 2020

Today’s intercollegiate statement confirming the postponement of all examinations, courses and other educational events is symptomatic of the effect the COVID-19 pandemic will have on UK healthcare and wider society.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: RCSEd information

Published: 12 March 2020

We are working closely with the Chief Medical Officers of England and Scotland, with medical bodies, and with the Government to ensure that our members, fellows, surgical and dental colleagues across the country are informed with the latest advice on COVID-19. We participate in daily briefing calls, and are helping disseminate best practice advice to our community of practitioners both medical and dental in all of our seven Faculties.

Press Statement: RCSEd response to pension taxation reforms in March 2020 Budget

Published: 12 March 2020

Responding to the announcement on pension taxation reforms in this week’s Budget, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “We are glad that the government has listened to the medical professions and raised the threshold income to £200,000. This will remove most doctors from the effect of the tape…

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Professor Philip Taylor named as next Dean of the RCSEd Faculty of Dental Surgery

Published: 10 March 2020

Professor Philip Taylor is to serve as the next Dean of the College’s Faculty of Dental Surgery.

Press Release: Dental Crown – Leeds University Student Wins Dental Skills Competition

Published: 6 March 2020 | Tags:

Dental Skills Competition

Dentistry

Emma Louisa Smith, originally from Market Harborough, won the Dental Skills Competition, held by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Dental Surgery in conjunction with sponsors Dentsply Sirona and supported by Dr Tom Bereznicki, beating off stiff competition from 14 other finalists. Mishaim Aamir Mian from Cork University Denta…

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