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Press Statements from August 2021


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World Leading Medical Bodies Form Partnership To Support Surgical Educators

World Leading Medical Bodies Form Partnership To Support Surgical Educators

Two leading medical bodies have joined forces to launch a range of new initiatives aimed at those working in surgical training. The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Surgical Trainers has announced a collaboration with Imperial College London’s Department of Surgery and Cancer, in a move which will provide support to surgical edu…


RCSEd Responds to NHS Recovery Plan Unveiled by First Minister

RCSEd Responds to NHS Recovery Plan Unveiled by First Minister

In response to the NHS Recovery Plan unveiled earlier today by the First Minister, Professor Michael Griffin OBE, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, said: While I am entirely supportive of the principles set out in the NHS Recovery Plan, I am doubtful about how much of a difference some of these measures will make in the sh…


New Initiatives For Remote, Rural And Humanitarian Healthcare Workers Unveiled

New Initiatives For Remote, Rural And Humanitarian Healthcare Workers Unveiled

A series of key new initiatives aimed at supporting those working in remote, rural and humanitarian healthcare have been unveiled by a leading surgical College.  The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), which is home to the Faculty of Remote, Rural and Humanitarian Healthcare (FRRHH), has announced a number of significant new updates wh…


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