Press Statements
Latest Press Statements issued by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd):
RCSEd President Michael Griffin OBE reflects on one year since the UK entered lockdown
- Published: 23 March 2021 | Tags:
RCSEd President, Michael Griffin OBE, reflects on the past year since the UK entered its first national lockdown, he says: A year since the UK government announced the first national lockdown, I would like to again personally thank our members, fellows and all healthcare workers for their extraordinary hard work and dedication during this most d…
RCSEd President Responds to Publication of the 2020 NHS Staff Survey in England
- Published: 12 March 2021 | Tags:
- nhs
- NHS England
- Staff Morale
- survey
Responding to the publication of the 2020 NHS Staff survey in England, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: 2020 was an exceptional year for the NHS as the service faced the worst crisis in its history. Many NHS staff had to face unprecedented challenges throughout the pandemic but their de…
Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery Responds to Dental Student Announcement
- Published: 12 February 2021 | Tags:
- COVID-19
- Dental
- Dental Dean
- Dental Students
In response to the announcement that all years of dental students in Scotland will be required to repeat the academic year, Professor Phil Taylor, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: I appreciate this must be a very difficult time for dental students, who have missed out on a great deal o…
Joint UK Royal Surgical Colleges, Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations and Upper Airway Group Statement
COVID-19 vaccination and dosing regimen
- Published: 25 January 2021 | Tags:
Joint UK Royal Surgical Colleges, Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations and Upper Airway Group Statement COVID-19 vaccination and dosing regimen In the light of the recent changed JCVI and national public health authorities guidance on vaccination priority and increasing the interval between first and second doses of the vaccine, repres…
RCSEd notes concern on postponement of the Immigration Bill 2019-21
- Published: 19 January 2021 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh notes with concern the postponement of the second reading of the Immigration (Health and Social Care Staff) Bill 2019-21 today. This Bill would grant indefinite right to remain to those overseas doctors who have been serving on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The College has been calling for mo…
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