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12 Oct 2022
Responding to news that NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has had to trigger an “amber alert” to protect blood stocks, Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said that while an “amber alert” on blood stocks may initially be alarming to patients, they should be reassured that NHS Blood and Transplant and hospitals will be doing everything possible to ensure life-saving surgeries, including cancer surgeries, can go ahead.
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22 Sep 2022
Surgeons have called for ‘urgent action’ to tackle the NHS waiting list in Wales as new figures show it has increased again to a record high of 743,229.
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22 Sep 2022
Tooth decay remains the main reason for hospitals admissions among 5 to 9 year olds, according to data published by NHS Digital today.
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21 Sep 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has published a new report documenting issues related to parenthood that affect surgeons, and recommending changes in culture and practice.
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08 Sep 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England today called for the new health secretary Thérèse Coffey to add Elective Recovery and Funding to her ‘ABCD’ mantra, as NHS statistics reported a record waiting list for planned hospital treatment.
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31 Aug 2022
A new national centre of excellence to strengthen NHS cancer services by looking at treatments and patient outcomes right across the country will be established at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England).
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30 Aug 2022
A group of leading surgical experts and Government representatives have come together in Belfast to discuss the future of Northern Ireland’s healthcare system.
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26 Aug 2022
The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has announced that over 50 new surgical hubs will open across the country to help with Covid backlogs and offer hundreds of thousands more patients quicker access to procedures.
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11 Aug 2022
Responding to today’s figures which show an increase in the hospital waiting list to a new record high, The Royal College of Surgeons of England called on Ministers to make funding promised for surgical hubs available immediately.
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08 Aug 2022
The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) and The Royal College of Surgeons of England have today set out in a joint report how accessing new technology could transform surgeons’ training and improve patient care.