Press Statements
Latest Press Statements issued by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd):
RCSEd Responds to Accounts of Lack of Care for Young Medics
- Published: 29 March 2019 | Tags:
Responding to the publication of a series of accounts that detail the lack of care and regard the NHS has for young medics, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “We are grateful for Dr Poole’s work to highlight how the NHS takes trainees for granted. The case studies she presents are not on…
RCSEd response to the interim report from the clinically-led review of NHS Access Standards
RCSEd President, Professor Mike Griffin comments on the interim report by NHS England on their clinically-led review of NHS access standards
- Published: 11 March 2019 | Tags:
In response to today’s interim report by NHS England on their clinically-led review of NHS access standards Professor Mike Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), said: “It is clear that the introduction of the current access standards have had a beneficial impact on the timeliness of care given within En…
New NHS Staff Survey Results Show Increase in Reports Bullying and Harassment
The results of today’s NHS staff survey highlight the continued issue of bullying and harassment in the NHS
- Published: 26 February 2019 | Tags:
The results of today’s NHS staff survey highlight the continued issue of bullying and harassment in the NHS. An increasing number of staff reported bullying and harassment from managers (up from 12.8% in 2017 to 13.2% in 2018) and from colleagues (up from 18% in 2017 to 19.1% in 2018). This increase in incidence could reflect the fact that staff …
Response to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s Announcement of an Overhaul of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Available to NHS Staff in England
- Published: 25 February 2019 | Tags:
Reacting to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcement of an overhaul of the mental health and wellbeing support available to NHS staff in England, Professor Mike Griffin OBE, President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “We know that the NHS is facing unprecedented demand and that low morale across the med…
College Response To News that Junior Doctors Have Worked Beyond Their Contracted Terms and Conditions More Than 63,000 Times
David Riding, Chair of the Trainee’s Committee at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has commented on the HSJ article.
- Published: 14 January 2019 | Tags:
Responding to today’s news that junior doctors have worked beyond their contracted terms and conditions more than 63,000 times since 2015, David Riding, Chair of the Trainee’s Committee at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: "Today’s HSJ report finds that 36,000 trainee doctors have filed exception reports since August 2016, meaning…
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