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South Asian Heritage Month - Inclusivity and Multiculturalism Is the Cornerstone of the NHS as Well as RCSEd

Mr. Lasitha B Samarakoon FRCSEd FFSTEd, a consultant general surgeon working in the NHS, and Mr. Majid Mukadam MBE FRCS(C-Th) PGCE(UoB), an Associate Specialist (cardiothoracic organ transplant/retrieval surgeon), ref...
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RCSEd Fellow Major General Tim Hodgetts Visits the College

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is honoured to welcome Major General Tim Hodgetts, a distinguished Fellow of the College with a Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care (FIMC). Major General Hodgetts, the UK's...
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Building Respect: The World's Shifting Understanding of a Good Surgeon and Good Work Culture

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) introduced their 'Building Respect, Improving Patient Safety' campaign in response to highly publicised incidents of sexual misconduct, and are planning on also launch...
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Celebrating the SAS/LED Contribution to the NHS – SAS Week and the RCSEd SAS/LED Conference

NHS Employers has designated October 14-18 as SAS Week in recognition of the monumental contributions of the specialist, associate specialist and locally employed doctors to the NHS. In this blog article, we take a cl...
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Lay Examiners: Assessing the Next Generation

This Volunteer's Week (3-9 June), the College celebrates the invaluable support and expertise of our global community of volunteers. Our Lay Examiners play an important role in the smooth running of key exams such as...
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RCSEd Engagement in Kerala, India

Mr Krishna Kumar, RCSEd International Surgical Ambassador for Kerala, India and HOD & Sr Consultant Plastic surgeon in BMH, discusses recent engagement activities in Calicut.  RCSEd had a week of engagement activ...
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Why I'm on RCSEd Council - Professor Robin Paton

The Council of the College is seeking nominations for four vacancies which will arise on Council at the AGM in November 2024. Professor Robin Paton, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and RCSEd Honorary Secretary, outline...
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A March Diploma Ceremony

79 diplomates visited the College on Friday 15th March to attend our most recent diploma ceremony. Diploma ceremonies are one of the most popular events in the College calendar, and we were pleased to welcome those re...
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The Hunter Doig Medal - The Women Behind the Award

Surgeons' Hall Museums Curator Louise Wilkie highlights the remarkable surgeons behind the Hunter Doig medal, and the value of this esteemed award. In January, the College announced the opening of applications for th...
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Integrating Academic Writing into day to day Practice as SAS/LED Doctors

 Academic writing and publishing is an extremely rewarding and satisfying aspect of clinical practice. However, most SAS/LED doctors don’t seem to know the ‘how and why’, or do not realise the importance of academic w...
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Surgeons' News - Reflecting on 2023

2023 was a year of exciting developments for Surgeons' News, the College's quarterly membership publication. We launched the Surgeons' News Digital Hub in September, which offers our membership an enhanced experience...
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College Support of the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR)

The College is delighted to have given its support to the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR).  The purpose of the National Hiatal Surgical Registry (NHSR) is to provide surgeons an effective tool to be reflecti...
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