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14 Sep 2018
New technologies such as wearable health devices and sensors, advances in genomics, and DNA testing, alongside a proliferation of personalised health information, could send the “worried well” into hyperdrive, the Chair of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Commission on the Future of Surgery has warned.
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13 Sep 2018
There have been over 84,000 fewer NHS treatments, including surgical operations, performed by consultants so far this year compared to last year, analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons shows.
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13 Sep 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has today launched the 10th edition of the prestigious Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course, which trains clinicians on the most effective ways to manage severely injured trauma patients.
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10 Sep 2018
NHS Improvement published its review of the NHS in winter 2017/18 on Friday (September 7th). Pauline Philip, National Director of Urgent and Emergency Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement, has also written to all Trusts setting out the NHS’s priorities for this winter.
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30 Aug 2018
Northern Ireland Department of Health waiting time statistics published today (Thursday 30 August) show there are now more than 18,000 patients waiting more than a year for inpatient treatment and almost 88,600 waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment. The Royal College of Surgeons has said that this number is a symptom of long-standing problems with the Northern Ireland health service and not helped by the current political impasse in Northern Ireland.
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30 Aug 2018
More than two in five children (41.4%), aged 0 to17, did not see an NHS dentist in the 12 months to 30 June 2018, according to figures published by NHS Digital today. This is a very small decrease compared to the same period in the previous year, when 41.8% of children did not visit a dentist. The Faculty of Dental Surgery has issued a statement in response.
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23 Aug 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) have written to the CEO of Superdrug owner, AS Watson, to express concern at the company's decision to offer Botox® and fillers in store.
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09 Aug 2018
A leading trauma surgeon has spoken of the devastating injuries he has seen while treating patients who have been involved in motorbike accidents, as new figures show there were more than 10,000 admissions to hospital for motorcycle rider injuries in England, in 2016-2017.
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04 Aug 2018
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03 Aug 2018
Cosmetic body modification enthusiasts are being warned that they are at serious risk of haemorrhage, infection and nerve damage by undergoing tongue splitting1, an extreme procedure where the tongue is cut in half to create a distinctive “forked” effect. Dental and plastic surgeons have issued new advice for anyone who is considering, or already has, a tongue split or oral piercing. The surgeons also say it is better if people do not to have these procedures at all.
