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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) acknowledges the critical role that all members of the Extended Surgical Team play in delivering quality care.

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Partners with the David Nott Foundation to Deliver Trauma Surgery Training

In a landmark collaboration aimed at addressing the critical shortage of skilled surgical care in conflict and disaster zones, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is teaming up with the David Nott Foundation (DNF) to later this year host their Hostile Environment Surgical Training UK (HEST-UK) course at the College in Edinburgh.

Nominations Open for Trainee member of Council 2024

Nominations are invited for this key opportunity for the opinion of our Trainee membership to influence College policy in the future on a wide range of issues including training, education, assessment and future service delivery. The Trainee member of Council also co-chairs the Trainee Committee during their term of office.

Other RCSEd News

RCSEd responds to report on bullying, undermining, discrimination, and sexual misconduct in surgery and across the NHS

Published: 11 April 2023

This report in The Times highlights the harassment and sexist abuse faced by women in surgery and the unacceptable workplace culture of bullying, undermining, discrimination, and sexual misconduct that is endemic in surgery and throughout the NHS. On behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, we would like to apologise to all those who have experienced discrimination and abuse at work.

Professor Grant McIntyre Named as Next Dean of the Dental Faculty

Published: 4 April 2023

The Faculty of Dental Surgery is pleased to announce the election of a new Dental Dean. Professor Grant McIntyre will take up his Deanship at the Dental AGM in September 2023 when the current Dean, Professor Phil Taylor will demit office.

New Intercollegiate Committee Launches Website to Support SAS and Related Grades

Published: 3 April 2023

The newly formed Intercollegiate Surgical Education Committee for SAS, LED, and Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (ISECSN) has launched a website to support the educational development of SAS Grades and those in related grades.

RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Clinical Skills Competition Grand Final 2022-23

Published: 28 March 2023

The RCSEd Dentsply Sirona Dental Clinical Skills Competition Grand Final took place last week and we can now announce that Gaeun Oh from the Queen Mary University of London is the 1st place winner of the National event.

RCSEd Concerns over UK Government Potential Removal of Information on Number of Medical and Healthcare Professionals to be Trained over Next Decade

Published: 9 March 2023

We are concerned over reports that the UK Government is looking at removing information on the number of medical and healthcare professionals it plans to train over the next decade. Given the high number of NHS staff vacancies and unprecedented demand on services, we urgently need a funded workforce plan with numbers.