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Press Statement: RCSEd Urges Home Office to Take Action on Visa Status of COVID Stricken Egyptian Doctor

RCSEd Urges Home Office to Take Action on Visa Status of COVID Stricken Egyptian Doctor - Read more

In April 2020 the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh called on the Home Office to grant leave to remain to the families of those overseas clinicians who passed away from COVID-19 having served on our NHS frontlines. We warmly welcomed the Home Office’s decision in that month to grant indefinite leave to remain to the families of those doctors w…



Press Statement: The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh statement on testing of asymptomatic NHS staff, elective surgery and diagnostics

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh statement on testing of asymptomatic NHS staff, elective surgery and diagnostics - Read more

Since the onset of the pandemic, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has been calling for NHS staff to be tested for Covid-19 on a regular and rigorous basis. Only in this way can hospitals be secured and made safe for surgery. Over the past few months, both waiting times and the number of patients waiting for elective surgery have increase…



College Appointments

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On behalf of the Council of the College, we are pleased to announce the appointments of Mr Zahid Raza as RCSEd Convener of Examinations and Mr Aidan Fitzgerald as RCSEd Convener of Education.

Also, the appointments of Mr Haroon Rehman as the elected Trainee representative on Council for two years, and Mr Yuri Kulikov who has been elected as the SAS representative on College Council for five years, both of whom will take up their roles in November 2020.



RCSEd Fellows Celebrated in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

RCSEd Fellows Celebrated in Queen’s Birthday Honours List - Read more

Several Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh have been marked in this year’s honours list for their work in healthcare and the response to COVID-19.



Annual General Meeting 2020

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The next Annual General Meeting of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will take place virtually at 12.30pm on Friday 13 November 2020.





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