Press Statements
Latest Press Statements issued by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd):
Joint Statement from Leaders of Eight Royal Colleges and Faculties
Joint statement urges government to focus on four priorities whilst developing the new health and care workforce strategy for England
- Published: 6 April 2018 | Tags:
Following Health Education England’s consultation on Facing the Facts, Shaping the Future: A draft health and care workforce strategy for England, leaders from eight Royal Colleges and Faculties have written a joint statement to urge the government and its partners to prioritise four key points whilst developing the new strategy. They state: ‘We …
New Laws Allowing Advanced Paramedics to Prescribe Medicine
RCSEd supports new laws in England that allows hundreds of advanced paramedics to prescribe drugs, improving care for patients.
- Published: 5 April 2018 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) supports new laws in England that allows hundreds of advanced paramedics to prescribe drugs, improving care for patients, speeding up access to treatment and preventing unnecessary visits to hospitals and GP practices. Patients already rely on paramedics to administer live-saving treatment whe…
Position Statement on the Legal Aspects of Medical Manslaughter
RCSEd has collaborated with ASGBI, Presidents of other UK based Surgical Royal Colleges and FSSA to produce a position statement that has been submitted to Professor Sir Norman Williams’ Review into issues relating to gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare.
- Published: 5 April 2018 | Tags:
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations view with great concern the recent and highly publicised instances of the criminal prosecution…
RCSEd Responds to NHS England Performance Data
Following the release of today’s NHS performance data, Professor Michael Lavelle-Jones, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said:
- Published: 11 January 2018 | Tags:
RCSEd Responds to NHS England Performance Data | The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Following the release of today’s NHS performance data, Professor Michael Lavelle-Jones, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh said: “The release of this morning’s data highlights the extreme press…
RCSEd Responds to NHS Winter Crisis
RCSEd Presdident Professor Michael Lavelle-Jones responds to the current crisis of increased waiting times and cancelled operations within the NHS in England.
- Published: 5 January 2018 | Tags:
Responding to the current crisis of increased waiting times and cancelled operations within the NHS in England, Professor Michael Lavelle-Jones, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh stated:“The current winter crisis, with hospitals being asked to cancel all routine operations until the end of January, is symptomatic of the sustai…
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