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	RCSEd Black Surgeons in the UK report	As part of our ongoing work to improve the surgical workforce and workplace, the College is delighted to announce the publication of a new RCSEd report into the under-representation of Black surgeons. Whilst 46% of NHS medical staff come from a non-white ethnic background, medicine, only a small number of Black students enter medical school and go on to develop careers as medical professionals. In terms of surgery, NHS data shows that of the 25,175 doctors in surgical specialities, there are fewer than 900 Black surgeons working in NHS England. There are also only 190 Black surgical consultants. The reasons for this absence of Black medical professions are complex and manifold, reflecting a range of long standing socioeconomic, cultural, political, and historic factors. We therefore have a responsibility to work collectively and collaboratively across medicine and healthcare to understand and address the barriers preventing greater Black representation. Whilst this report does not claim to offer solutions to how this entrenched under-representation may be resolved, an important first step as a professional, representative body is to recognise the role that we can play in encouraging a collaborative and target driven activities that a deliver a more diverse surgical body. For this end, we are committed to work with all interested parties who share our concern with this important situation.
	Patient Safety: Improving Safety Out of Hours	In 2019, RCSEd carried out a survey which evidenced the extent of non-consultant hospital doctors’ concerns about different aspects of their ability to deliver out of hours care. The RCSEd Trainees' Committee have written a report which uses this survey data and examples of best practice to provide a proactive guideline to support trainee surgeons. The report considers the results of the survey to make recommendations on best practice that will support non-consultant hospital doctors' and protect patients out of hours.
	Leicester Gondar Orthopaedic Partnership Final Report	In the 1990’s Leicester University established a link with Gondar University to promote healthcare delivery and education in Gondar, one of the larger Ethiopian cities situated in the Amhara region in northwest Ethiopia.
	Improving the Working Environment for Safe Surgical Care	Launched in July 2017, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh published a number of critical recommendations to government to greatly improve safety in the delivery of surgical treatment and patient care, with seven simple recommendations for best practice.
	Bullying and Undermining	Launched in June 2017, the College's Bullying and Undermining Campaign aims to challenge and change the culture of bullying and undermining in the surgical and dental workforces. #LetsRemoveIt campaign highlights that bullying harms the profession, and ultimately patients.
	Smoking and Surgery	Launched in February 2017 with the support of health charity ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), the campaign urged to encourage patients to improve their survival chances by quitting smoking ahead of surgery.
	Standards for Rural Surgery	In March 2016, the College reported on the delivery of surgical services in rural areas to improve support for consultants and trainees based in some of Scotland’s most remote hospitals.
	Exercise and Surgery Campaign	In October 2014 the College launched a UK-wide education campaign to get patients moving in the run-up to surgery. Addressing this costly and avoidable matter, the College is asking patients to speak with their surgeon or GP to work out an exercise plan that suits their condition and the type of operation they will undergo.
	Trauma Care in Scotland	In May 2012, a working group from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh issued a report examining the provision of care for victims of major trauma in Scotland. This report recommended the development of a trauma system across Scotland which focuses on reducing disability as well as mortality.

Research Reports

To highlight the College's commitment to improving patient care, we publish a biennial Research Report which promotes the investigative work carried out by recipients of the College's awards and grants.