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Press Statements from December 2023


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RCSEd responds to new report that 'NHS dentistry as we know it is gone for good'

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has responded to a new report from the Nuffield Trust health thinktank that "NHS dentistry is at its most perilous point in its 75 year history".

The College has responded to a new report from the Nuffield Trust called 'Bold action or slow decay? The state of NHS dentistry and future policy actions'. The report concluded that "NHS dentistry is at its most perilous point in its 75-year history". Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinbur…


Leading Medical College Calls for UK Government To U-Turn On ‘Concerning’ Visa Crackdown

Leading Medical College Calls for UK Government To U-Turn On ‘Concerning’ Visa Crackdown

Statement from Rowan Parks, President and Tim Graham, Vice President of RCSEd On behalf of the NHS and the entire care workforce, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) is dismayed by the UK government’s decision to prevent doctors and other healthcare workers from travelling with their dependents to work in the UK. These dedicated in…


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