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Press Statement: RCSEd President responds to national survey results

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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is alarmed at the revelations contained in the leaked national survey results as described in the Health Service Journal. President of the College, Professor Michael Griffin, said:  At a time when the pressures of the pandemic are still upon us, and the backlog of elective care is causing further stress…



Press Statement: RCSEd Responds to NHS Recovery Plan Unveiled by First Minister

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In response to the NHS Recovery Plan unveiled earlier today by the First Minister, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: While I am entirely supportive of the principles set out in the NHS Recovery Plan, I am doubtful about how much of a difference some of these measures will make in the sh…



Fellows and Members honored for dedication to healthcare

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Several Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s birthday honours list for their work in healthcare, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.



HEE statement on training recovery

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Following the major disruption to postgraduate medical education during the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Education England (HEE) is working with the Department of Health and Social Care, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the General Medical Council and NHS England and Improvement to support training recovery as an urgent priority.



UK healthcare leaders unite in call for GMC to be finally stripped of power to appeal fitness to practice decisions

UK healthcare leaders unite in call for GMC to be finally stripped of power to appeal fitness to practice decisions - Read more

13 leading healthcare organisations wrote to the Secretary of State to urge the government to use the opportunity of forthcoming legislation to deliver on the government’s commitment to remove the General Medical Council’s (GMC) power to appeal decisions made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS).



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