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  1. Thu
    23
    Oct
    2025

    Surgeons: Surgical hubs are key to ending long waits for Welsh patients

    New figures reveal that there has been a rise in two-year waits for consultant-led hospital treatment in Wales, while the overall waiting list has fallen slightly. Professor Jon Barry, Director in Wales at RCS England said: “Long waiting lists are having a profound impact on patients’ health, wellbeing and trust in the system."
  2. Fri
    17
    Oct
    2025

    Widening gender gap threatens hard-won gains for women in surgery, warns leading surgeon

    Progress for women in surgery is at risk of stalling, as new data analysis reveals a growing gender gap in applications to surgical specialty training and a drop in the number of women accepted into fields like Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O). The Chair of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s (RCS England) Women in Surgery (WinS) Forum will issue a stark warning later today.

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