Press Statements
Latest Press Statements issued by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd):
RCSEd calls for urgent investment and reform to help tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh views the publication of new waiting times data as evidence that investment and reform is urgently needed to tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19.
- Published: 10 June 2021 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh views the publication of new waiting times data as evidence that investment and reform is urgently needed to tackle the backlog of cases caused by COVID-19. RCSEd President, Professor Mike Griffin, said: “It is concerning, if not unexpected, to see the waiting list for patients to start hospital tre…
RCSEd Responds to Health and Social Care Select Committee’s statement on NHS Pressures
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh agrees wholeheartedly with the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s statement that excessive workloads caused by staff shortages are putting NHS staff, patients and the services they rely on at risk.
- Published: 8 June 2021 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh agrees wholeheartedly with the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s statement that excessive workloads caused by staff shortages are putting NHS staff, patients and the services they rely on at risk. President of the College, Professor Michael Griffin said: We have been saying for some time that w…
RCSEd welcomes £160m of funding towards tackling the impact of COVID on elective care
- Published: 17 May 2021 | Tags:
- COVID-19
- elective care
- surgical
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh welcomes the £160million of funding towards tackling the impact of Covid on elective care. RCSEd President, Professor Michael Griffin, said: The backlog of elective care, in particular non-urgent surgery, is now at its worst level since records began. In addition, we have a ‘hidden’ waiting list of peop…
Statement on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion from RCSEd President
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is acutely aware that surgery as a whole needs to be more representative of the patients it serves. As such we have begun a process of deep reflection and the exploration of what we can do to promote equality, diversity and inclusivity within both the College and the profession more widely.
- Published: 15 April 2021 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is acutely aware that surgery as a whole needs to be more representative of the patients it serves. As such we have begun a process of deep reflection and the exploration of what we can do to promote equality, diversity and inclusivity within both the College and the profession more widely. This means gain…
RCSEd Saddened by the Passing of Patron, HRH Prince Philip
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is saddened to hear of the passing of its patron, HRH Prince Philip.
- Published: 9 April 2021 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is saddened to hear of the passing of its patron, HRH Prince Philip. Prince Philip extended his patronage to the College, accepting an Honorary Fellowship in 1955, and visited the College on several occasions including in 2006 to open the Quincentenary Building, and in 2015 to open the newly-renovated Su…
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