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Press Statement: RCSEd responds to Lord Darzi’s report on the NHS

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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh recognises the serious picture painted by Lord Darzi in his review of the NHS and welcomes the government’s commitment to taking long-term action to address the root causes of the problems. College President Prof. Rowan Parks commented: This report is stark but not surprising. The scale of the problems…



Press Statement: RCSEd Statement on the National Audit Officer Report on the NHS

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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is shocked but sadly not surprised at the findings of the recent report by the National Audit Office into the NHS. The report lays out in stark detail the issues the NHS has faced caused by underfunding. College President Prof. Rowan Parks said: “I concur with the reports findings that, despite the adm…



RCSEd Welcomes Election Focus on NHS Dentistry

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We are delighted that dentistry is being taken seriously by all the parties in the election and has featured in many manifestos and media interviews.



Press Statement: RCSEd President Reacts to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan to Double Medical School Places in England

RCSEd President Reacts to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan to Double Medical School Places in England - Read more

Reacting to today’s announcement of an additional 350 medical school places in England for the academic year 2025/26, Professor Rowan Parks, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh stated: “We welcome today’s announcement as an important part of the commitment to double medical school places by 2031 as contained in the NHS Long T…



Press Statement: RCSEd Dental Faculty responds to the increase in complaints around NHS dentistry

RCSEd Dental Faculty responds to the increase in complaints around NHS dentistry - Read more

The Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is concerned at today’s report that the NHS Ombudsman is seeing record numbers of complaints about dentistry.  Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry commented: This is worrying news, but sadly not surprising. NHS Dentistry is under huge pressure, and it is our patients …





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