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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) is extremely concerned about the recent publication in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) (“Laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed by a surgical care practitioner: a review of outcomes”) detailing the experience of a Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
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 Honorary Treasurer Appointment
- Published: 2 September 2022 | Tags:
- council
- honorary treasurer
- RCSEd Council
RCSEd are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Siong Liau as RCSEd Honorary Treasurer.
Results of the 2022 RCSEd Council and Trainee Elections
- Published: 2 September 2022
After a recent ballot of the College’s membership, the College is pleased to announce the following appointments to Council.
Revised Entry Criteria for Examinations Administered by the Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations
- Published: 30 August 2022
The Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE) conducted a consultation and review exercise between the Spring of 2017 and the Autumn of 2019 to harmonise the entry criteria for Intercollegiate Specialty Board (ISB) examinations (commonly referred to as FRCS examinations) between candidates in approved UK/Ireland training programmes and not-in-training candidates.
NES Chair of Specialty Training Board for Surgery Vacancy
- Published: 29 August 2022
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is currently recruiting for the Chair of the Specialty Training Board (STB) for Surgery.
Applications Sought for the Post of Honorary Secretary
- Published: 15 August 2022
The post of Honorary Secretary becomes vacant when Ms Clare McNaught comes to the end of her term of appointment in November 2022. Applications for the post of Honorary Secretary are therefore invited.
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