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Surgical Specialty Boards

Representing surgical specialties, the SSBs advise the College Council and represent the professional interests of surgeons across 11 disciplines.

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Interest groups and surgical specialties are represented by 11 Surgical Specialty Boards (SSBs), which ensure that the membership's specialist professional interests have a voice within the College.

The SSBs can both raise issues for discussion with the College's Council and have matters referred to them by Council. Council meets with the SSB Chairs twice per year.

SSBs have between four and ten members from a particular specialty, including a trainee representative, SAS grade representative, Council Member, member of the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC), and, where appropriate, surgical sub-specialties.

Read the RCSEd Surgical Specialty Boards Terms of Reference.

SASL Representatives on Surgical Specialty Boards Recruitment

There are currently vacancies on the following Surgical Specialty Boards for SASL representatives:

  • Surgical Specialty Board in Neurosurgery
  • Surgical Specialty Board in General Surgery
  • Surgical Specialty Board in Otolaryngology
  • Surgical Specialty Board in Vascular Surgery

The College’s is seeking expressions of interest from any Member or Fellow who works in an SAS/LED grade who would like to be involved with the College’s SASL Committee and provide input to the Committee on the work of the Surgical Specialty Boards.

Members and Fellows should send a full and up to date Curriculum Vitae to Mrs Irene MacDonald-Kennedy at i.macdonald-kennedy@rcsed.ac.uk by Friday 7 November 2025.

RCSEd Surgical Specialty Boards

Contact us

For more information, please email: committeeadministrator@rcsed.ac.uk

Documents

  • Surgical Speciality Boards Terms of Reference July 2022 (pdf)

    Accessed: 25-10-24