Press Releases

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…

International Training Conference to Make Urgent Call to Develop New Training Models that Future-Proof the Global Surgical Community

ICOSET 2019

Published: 5 March 2019

Surgical trainers will attend one of the biggest global surgical training events, which is being hosted in Edinburgh this month. The delegates come together from around the world to hear from a unique selection of world-renowned experts in training, and to help shape the future of surgical training. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSE…

Newcastle Dental Student Takes Crowning Glory in UK wide Competition Final

Reflecting the future of dentistry

Published: 4 March 2019

Run by Britain’s oldest surgical Royal College, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) together with sponsors Dentsply Sirona, are happy to announce Newcastle University student David Cobbett as the national Dental Clinical Skills Competition winner. It is the second year running that a Newcastle University student has won the grand fin…

Charities Partner to Save Scots from Cancer Killer

RCSEd, Surgeons Quarter & Bowel Cancer UK Join Forces

Published: 31 January 2019

An organisation that puts its profits into advancing surgery worldwide has today, 31 January, announced that it will raise tens of thousands in 2019 to fight Scotland’s second biggest cancer killer.   For the very first time, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) and its commercial arm, Surgeons Quarter, will collectively partner wi…

Documents Reveal Mary Queen of Scots Paved Way for Geneva Convention

Published: 17 January 2019

AS Britain rediscovers its fascination with Mary Queen of Scots, the world’s oldest surgical college has released documents proving that she paved the way for the Geneva Convention 300 years before it came into force. With the BAFTA-nominated film wowing audiences in cinemas, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) has made public a doc…