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The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is the oldest and largest of the UK surgical Royal Colleges, and one of the largest of all the UK medical Royal Colleges. First incorporated as the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1505, the College has been at the vanguard of surgical innovation and developments for over 500 years.
Today we are a modern, thriving, global network of medical professionals with a membership of well over 23,000 professionals who live and work in more than 100 countries around the world. 15,000 of these live and work in the UK and 80% of that figure are based in England and Wales. Our membership includes people at every stage of their career, from medical students through to trainees, consultants and those who have retired from practice.
With our interest in professional standards, the College’s primary role – and the main concern of our Fellows and Members - is to ensure the safety of our patients and provide them with the best possible care. We do this by championing the highest standards of surgical and dental practice; through our provision of courses and educational programmes, training, examinations and Continuous Professional Development; our liaison with external medical bodies; and by influencing healthcare policy across the UK.
We are headquartered in Edinburgh and have a major base of operations in Birmingham.
In addition to our core surgical membership and Faculty of Dental Surgeons - the largest such Faculty in the UK - the College also incorporates the UK's only Faculty of Surgical Trainers, the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, the Faculty of Perioperative Care and the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine.
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Latest press releases issued by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd):
RCSEd supports national campaign to raise awareness of fatigue among healthcare staff
RCSEd announce official endorsement of the Association of Anaesthetists national Fight Fatigue campaign
- Published: 16 April 2019
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) has announced official endorsement of the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the impact of fatigue and shift work on our NHS w…
UK health organisations launch an anti-bullying and undermining resource
RCSEd join forces to address bullying and undermining in the workplace
- Published: 4 April 2019
A new resource that brings together the range of work being conducted across the medical professions to eradicate workplace bullying is being launched by a coalition of leading health organisations today. Over a quarter of NHS staff in England experienced bullying by a colleague in the last year, and research estimates that it costs the health ser…
RCSEd Says Lack of Care for Young Medics Symptomatic of Wider Problem
- Published: 30 March 2019
Responding to the publication of a series of accounts that detail the lack of care and regard the NHS has for young medics, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) President Professor Michael Griffin OBE, said: “We are grateful for Doctor Poole’s work to highlight how the NHS takes trainees for granted. The case studies she presents are n…
Plymouth Student Awarded With The Sharpest Skills In The UK
Tense competition final tests Surgeons of the future to cut out bad habits and sharpen up their skills Tense competition final tests Surgeons of the future to cut out bad habits and sharpen up their skills
- Published: 18 March 2019
Run by Britain’s oldest surgical Royal College, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh with sponsors Medtronic, the National Surgical Skills Competition, now in its fourth year, was won by University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School student James Russell, after a gruelling series of tests designed to push the finalist's skills to the extrem…
Launch of Scottish Clinicians Collaborative Offering Support for Rural Hospitals
Retired clinicians to support local services
- Published: 18 March 2019
Recently retired doctors are to return to work as part of a new collaboration to support health services in remote and rural areas. Under the new Scottish Clinicians Collaborative, which is being developed by the Scottish Government and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, clinicians who have recently retired or are working part-time can t…
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