Press releases

20 Mar 2025 The waiting list for referral to consultant led hospital treatment in Wales has dropped to 796,802 in January 2025. However, there are areas of Wales where too many people are waiting over 36 weeks for treatment with little improvement over the last year.

20 Mar 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has published Good Surgical Practice 2025, setting the standards for delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality surgical care. Developed in close consultation with surgeons and patients, this updated guidance reflects the evolving challenges in surgery, including the rise of new technologies such as robotic surgery, the need for environmental sustainability, and the importance of fostering respectful, inclusive working cultures.

19 Mar 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) respond to new analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

13 Mar 2025 Dramatic pressure on NHS emergency departments throughout January had a knock-on effect for efforts to reduce the time that patients wait for planned treatment, according to new NHS figures published today. Surgeons have warned that cutting waits amid emergency pressures is like “trying to navigate a traffic jam during rush hour”.

07 Mar 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) and the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) have issued a stark warning to the government and NHS England’s top medics that access to operating theatres for surgical training has not recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic and planned government reforms, if not carefully implemented, risk creating further barriers. New evidence suggests resident doctors have missed out on over three million training opportunities since March 2020.

06 Mar 2025 FDS responds to the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) announcement that supervised toothbrushing will be introduced for children to prevent tooth decay.

25 Feb 2025 Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has expressed concerns over the latest data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

19 Feb 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England respond to the findings from the NATCAN audit reports.

13 Feb 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is urging the government to do more to help NHS trusts address delays to hospital discharges which have a knock-on effect for planned surgery.

11 Feb 2025 New survey data published today by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) reveals an overall drop in tooth decay among 5-year-olds in England. The 2023-2024 figures show that 22.4% of children in this age group experienced tooth decay, a decrease from 23.7% recorded in 2021-2022.