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Clinical guide to surgical prioritisation during the coronavirus pandemic - Update 8 June 2020

Clinical guide to surgical prioritisation during the coronavirus pandemic - Update 8 June 2020 - Read more

This guidance has been updated from the original version published on 11 April 2020. The main changes are the inclusion of material related to spinal surgery and paediatric cardiac surgery.



AoMRC Four Nation The Need to Reinstate Training and Services - 3 June 2020

AoMRC Four Nation The Need to Reinstate Training and Services - 3 June 2020 - Read more

The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted on the UK population’s health and wellbeing as well as everyone’s work, home and social lives. The ability of the NHS to deliver care across a wide range of its usual services has also been tested.



Response to COVID-19 in Australia and its impact on elective surgery

Response to COVID-19 in Australia and its impact on elective surgery  - Read more

In Australia, by mid-March, there was a surge of COVID-19 cases, particularly affecting the more populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. This led to the commencement of lockdown across Australia, which in Victoria extended from late March to the end of May.



Myanmar response to COVID-19 Outbreak

Myanmar response to COVID-19 Outbreak - Read more

As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, it’s important to note how each country approached the virus and their efforts to contain its spread, in order to compare this with our own methods, learn the effects of each approach and improve for the future.



Death of Andrew Foote, Retired Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Death of Andrew Foote, Retired Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary - Read more

We are saddened to hear of the death of Andrew Veitch Foote, retired consultant cardiothoracic surgeon and RCSEd Fellow, who passed away due to COVID-19 on the 9th May 2020.





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