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19 Sep 2024
The waiting list for referral to consultant-led hospital treatment in Wales has risen to another record high, reaching almost 800,000 in July 2024.
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12 Sep 2024
The first results from six new national cancer audits have been published by the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government.
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12 Sep 2024
Response to the announcement of Lord Ara Darzi’s independent investigation of the NHS in England
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29 Aug 2024
Surgeons have said that the latest waiting times data for Northern Ireland show the health service remains in a precarious state and investment in the surgical workforce is critical.
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22 Aug 2024
The waiting list for referral to consultant-led hospital treatment in Wales has risen to another record high, reaching over 791,000 in June 2024. Surgeons are calling on Mark Drakeford, the new Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Wales, to invest in surgical capacity immediately so that patients aren’t left waiting and worried for months, and even years, on end.
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08 Aug 2024
Surgeons are calling on the government to address the growing surgical waiting list, tackle the scourge of cancelled operations and fulfil their manifesto pledge to deliver the New Hospital Programme.
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25 Jul 2024
Mr Tim Mitchell, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Ms Tamzin Cuming, Chair of the Women in Surgery Forum (WinS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England respond to the latest GMC training survey 2024
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24 Jul 2024
The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has named its surgical skills training room, where trainee and consultant surgeons can practise their technical skills, after Karl Storz, who played a crucial role in the development of modern endoscopy.
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24 Jul 2024
RCS England response to NAO report "NHS Financial Management and Sustainability"
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11 Jul 2024
Leading surgeons have welcomed the new government and said they hope that work starts immediately to help NHS staff address unacceptably high waiting lists in England.
