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Cyclists Make the Cut
UK’s Oldest Surgical College Gears Up for First-Ever Cycling Symposium Across Britain
- Published: 30 July 2018
On behalf of the 500+ year-old Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a dozen surgeons and surgeons-in-training will be setting off on 1 September on a gruelling seven-day bicycle trek from Southampton to Edinburgh – in a bid to spread the word on the latest news and advances in the field of surgery. On the #LetsCycleIt mission, the team of exper…
Making the Cut: Newcastle Surgeon Takes Leadership Role
Renowned Cancer Surgeon Elected as President of UK’s Oldest Surgical Royal College
- Published: 25 July 2018
A Professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Professor Michael Griffin, whose revolutionary approach to tackling oesophago-gastric (stomach and gullet) cancer saw cure rates in surgical patients improve by over 50%…
RCSEd President Welcomes Announcement of Proposed £20bn for the NHS but Fears it is Only the Bare Maintenance Minimum
Following the Government's announcement of a proposed £20bn annual real term increase in NHS funding in England by 2023-24, Professor Michael Lavelle Jones, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh gave his comments.
- Published: 20 June 2018
Following the Government's announcement of a proposed £20bn annual real term increase in NHS funding in England by 2023-24, Professor Michael Lavelle Jones, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “The announcement that the NHS will receive an average 3.4% yearly increase in NHS funding over the next five years is a significa…
RCSEd Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care launches new Diploma in Urgent Medical Care
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, is the first medical Royal College to develop a Diploma in Urgent Medical Care (DipUMC RCSEd), targeted at the many thousands of nurses, doctors and paramedics that provide essential healthcare across the UK when GP surgeries are closed.
- Published: 19 June 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, is the first medical Royal College to develop a Diploma in Urgent Medical Care (DipUMC RCSEd), targeted at the many thousands of nurses, doctors and paramedics that provide essential healthcare across the UK when GP surgeries are closed. Colville Laird, Convener for …
Britain’s Oldest Surgical Royal College Honours Pioneering Female Doctors
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will unveil its commemorative plaque on International Women’s Day, in memory of the first seven women to be admitted on to a degree programme at any British University.
- Published: 7 March 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will unveil its commemorative plaque on International Women’s Day, in memory of the first seven women to be admitted on to a degree programme at any British University. The plaque, part of the Historic Environment Scotland Commemorative Plaque scheme, commemorates Sophia Jex-Blake, Isabel Thorne, Edith P…
