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14 Apr 2022
Easter is nearly here, which means lots of chocolate and sweet treats are on offer. Children celebrating Passover (from April 15th) and Eid (expected to be in early May) will also enjoy sugary treats.
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07 Apr 2022
The Welsh Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee has today published a report: ‘Waiting well? The impact of the waiting times backlog on people’.
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30 Mar 2022
The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust have published analysis of the 2021 British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) on public satisfaction with the NHS. Commenting on this, Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England said:
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24 Mar 2022
Surgeons and a leading patient charity in Wales have warned of the “unprecedented challenge” ahead as figures show a record number of patients are waiting over two-years for treatment in Wales.
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21 Mar 2022
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today (21st March) published a report into the benefits of water fluoridation in reducing tooth decay amongst young people.
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16 Mar 2022
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has today published a report on ‘NHS backlogs and waiting times in England’. Commenting on this, Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said:
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10 Mar 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has called for a national effort to level up access to surgery, as new figures show 23,778 patients waiting two years or more for consultant-led hospital treatment.
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08 Mar 2022
Dame Sarah Gilbert and Baroness Floella Benjamin today received Honorary Fellowships from The Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, for their contributions to dentistry. They were given the prestigious awards at the FDS’s Diplomates Ceremony, at the College’s flagship building in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London
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08 Mar 2022
Today the Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, gave a speech setting out his vision for long-term NHS reform. Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has commented on this.
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01 Mar 2022
The President of The Royal College of Surgeons of England has expressed solidarity and support with the people of Ukraine.
