Press releases

11 Sep 2026 Results from six national cancer audits in England and Wales have been published by the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN). They demonstrate that variations in the quality of cancer care persist in the NHS.

10 Sep 2026 Surgeons are warning that thousands of patients continue to face lengthy waits for NHS treatment, as the latest figures show that progress in reducing waiting times remains too slow to restore the 18-week waiting time standard by 2029.

10 Sep 2026 The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has published new clinical guidelines to support oral health care for older people, calling for oral health to be recognised as an essential part of healthy ageing.

09 Sep 2026 Surgeons respond to the government’s allocation of £1.5 billion from the £6.75 billion NHS Estate Safety Fund to improve NHS buildings, address maintenance issues and strengthen resilience to extreme heat.

03 Sep 2026 Surgeons have urged Northern Ireland’s political leaders to work together to sustain progress on hospital waiting lists, saying patients and healthcare staff need certainty over funding and the future direction of services.

03 Sep 2026 Surgeons - respond to Welsh Government announcement on funding to cut the NHS Wales waiting list and end two-year waits for treatment

27 Aug 2026 More than a third of sexual misconduct allegation types recorded at doctors’ tribunals involved a healthcare colleague, new data from the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has revealed.

27 Aug 2026 New figures published today show that 28.2 million adults in England have not accessed NHS dental care in the last two years

24 Aug 2026 New Nuffield Trust analysis that shows a 'continued decline in the number of dental practices providing NHS care'.

19 Aug 2026 Surgeons responds to resignation of Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.