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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.

Other RCSEd News

RCSEd Responds to GMC SAS and LE Doctors Survey

RCSEd Responds to GMC SAS and LE Doctors Survey - Read more

RCSEd has responded to the publication of the GMC’s first ever survey of specialty and associate specialist (SAS) and locally employed (LE) doctors.



RCSEd President Awarded BASO Lifetime Achievement Award

RCSEd President Awarded BASO Lifetime Achievement Award  - Read more

The College President Professor Michael Griffin has been awarded the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) Raven Lifetime Achievement Award at their November 2019 Conference. BASO - The Association for Cancer Surgery awarded the President last month in London.



New Dental Symposium coming to the College in March

New Dental Symposium coming to the College in March - Read more

The College is launching a new Symposium in March 2020, focusing on dental care for people with cancer.



RCSEd Responds to Government Statement Regarding the Pension Tax Crisis

RCSEd Responds to Government Statement Regarding the Pension Tax Crisis - Read more

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has responded to news that the government will ensure that doctors, nurses, AHPs and other clinicians in England who exceed their NHS pension allowance in this financial year will not be left out of pocket...



The Perioperative Practitioner - Insights from a Physician Associate

The Perioperative Practitioner - Insights from a Physician Associate - Read more

On Saturday 9th November, The Faculty of Perioperative Care hosted their 5th Annual Conference on the theme of *Reshaping the Surgical Team: Integration of the Non-Medical Practitioner into Surgery.





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