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05 Mar 2017
In the run up to next week’s budget, four key NHS organisations – NHS Providers, the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine - have called for any extra social care funding to be spent in a way which benefits NHS patients.
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03 Mar 2017
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has announced that significant hospital bed closures can only take place where a new test that ensures patients will continue to receive high quality care can be met.
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03 Mar 2017
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to receive an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in recognition of her strong commitment to children’s health. She receives the Honorary Fellowship on the occasion of the Faculty’s 70th anniversary.
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27 Feb 2017
Trainee surgeons Ata Jaffer, from Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, and George Mori, from Bradford Teaching Hospital, have spoken of their pride after winning national surgical competition, 'Are You Cut Out for It?’.
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23 Feb 2017
Royal College of Surgeons response to reports that Rotherham CCG has restricted patients access to hip and knee replacement surgery unless they are in intense and persistent pain
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23 Feb 2017
It has been over four years since the health service in Northern Ireland last met its 13 week waiting time target for inpatient and day case treatment and ten years since the 52 week target was met. Currently, over two thirds (70.4%) of patients are waiting more than 13 weeks for inpatient treatment.
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23 Feb 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons responds to South Cheshire and Vale Royal clinical commissioning groups restricting patients access to hip and knee surgery.
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13 Feb 2017
Half of surgeons say low morale is the main issue facing surgeons in their workplace at present (51%) according to a member survey conducted for the Royal College of Surgeons by market research company Ipsos MORI.
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12 Feb 2017
In a letter to The Sunday Times today, The Royal College of Surgeons and NHS Providers have raised concerns that underfunding in our health services is creating more inefficiency, pointing to surgeons and staff left kicking their heels because of lack of beds and cancelled operations.
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10 Feb 2017
HS England data published today for October - December 2016 show that the number of cancelled planned operations has further increased. Figures show 21,249 planned operations were cancelled for non-clinical reasons in October - December 2016. This is a rise of 15.5% in one year even though there has only been a 1% rise in the total number of planned admissions.
