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11 Jul 2022
In a new joint report with The Strategy Unit, ‘The Case for Surgical Hubs’, the Royal College of Surgeons of England makes seven recommendations to government to support surgical hubs and help tackle the record NHS waiting list.
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30 Jun 2022
Surgeons responded today to a new report from Northern Ireland’s Department of Health.
Launched by the Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann and Consultant Surgeon Professor Mark Taylor, the report is aimed at changing the delivery of general surgery services in Northern Ireland.
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24 Jun 2022
Leading surgeons from Northern Ireland, Wales and England met with medical education leaders from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), to discuss innovative ways of learning that will equip the next generation of healthcare professionals.
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23 Jun 2022
Surgeons welcome the progress made to reduce two-year waits, but warn of a ‘mammoth task’ ahead in Wales.
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21 Jun 2022
Surgeons in Northern Ireland have welcomed the Health Minister’s plans to increase orthopaedic surgery capacity, by ring-fencing staff and services across surgical hub sites, including Musgrave Park Hospital.
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16 Jun 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has welcomed the progress made to slash long waits for NHS patients, as new data show two-year waits for treatment almost halved in three months.
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15 Jun 2022
The British Medical Association (BMA) has published a report today (Wednesday 15th June) on ‘Delivering racial equality in medicine’. It follows a survey of more than 2,000 doctors on their experiences of racism in the workplace.
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26 May 2022
Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann yesterday announced a range of important initiatives to treat more patients on hospital waiting lists. This included Omagh Hospital being named as Northern Ireland’s second regional Day Procedure Centre
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19 May 2022
The British Medical Association has today published two reports into the Government’s handling of the pandemic and its impact on the NHS, the health of the population, and doctors.
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19 May 2022
Surgeons are calling on the Welsh government to roll out regional surgical hubs, or elective centres, as waiting lists in Wales have soared to a record high. The Royal College of Surgeons of England’s comments come as new data show the number of patient pathways waiting for treatment in Wales in March 2022 reached a record 701,418
