Press Releases

21 Sep 2023 Commenting on the Liberal Democrats research (House of Commons Library) that states - ‘over 4.4 million children in England have not seen an NHS dentist for at least a year’ - Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: “This situation is simply not acceptable. Children and young people should be visiting the dentist at least once a year to prevent serious tooth decay.

21 Sep 2023 New data published today shows that the waiting list for referral to treatment in Wales has risen again, with the figure for July 2023 sitting at 757,355.

14 Sep 2023 Surgeons have warned that patients left to wait months and months for treatment may see their health deteriorate further as a result of the peak in NHS waiting lists.

12 Sep 2023 For the first time, new research from the University of Exeter and University of Surrey as part of their involvement with the Working Party on Sexual Misconduct in Surgery has now revealed the extent of sexual misconduct by colleagues - including sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape - within the UK surgical workforce in the last five years.

31 Aug 2023 Surgeons have warned that “successful elective recovery is even harder” as new figures released today show Northern Ireland’s outpatient and diagnostic waiting times have jumped massively again.

31 Aug 2023 Surgical robotics company CMR Surgical has received Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) accreditation for its Versius Surgical Robotic System training programme, after the recent introduction of its world-first VR simulator training Versius Trainer.

31 Aug 2023 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has appointed consultant thoracic surgeon Mr Niall McGonigle as its new Northern Ireland Director.

22 Aug 2023 The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published an update of Good medical practice, which details the principles, values and standards expected of doctors working in the UK. It is the first major update to the guidance in 10 years.

10 Aug 2023 NHS figures published today show 17,024 operations were cancelled at the last minute in the three months to the end of June 2023, as the total waiting list for NHS consultant-led hospital treatment increased to another record high of 7.6 million.

20 Jul 2023 The Royal College of Surgeons of England has reacted with concern to the rise in waiting times in May. New figures show that NHS waiting lists in Wales increased for a third successive month to 748,395.