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18 Aug 2016
FGDP (UK) and FDS have welcomed confirmation of the proposed tax on sugary drinks, but say they are disappointed that the government’s new Childhood Obesity Action Plan has otherwise ignored oral health.
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17 Aug 2016
Leading dentists and surgeons at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) are concerned that patient safety is being put at risk because testing of the clinical English language skills of dentists, doctors and nurses from the European Economic Area (EEA) is insufficient due to EU rules.
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15 Aug 2016
John Abercrombie: "The Royal College of Surgeons supports the need to have the same quality of care every day of the week for patients receiving treatment. Efforts should be targeted on urgent and emergency care where the evidence demonstrates there is a problem."
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05 Aug 2016
Following a widespread international news coverage over the last few days following an Associated Press investigation in the United States which reported the medical benefits of dental floss are unproven, FDS comments.
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04 Aug 2016
The guide – ‘Avoiding unconscious bias’ - aims to encourage surgeons to be aware of unconscious bias, and sometimes adjust their behaviour so that their trainees and fellow staff do not misinterpret their actions.
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18 Jul 2016
The Royal College of Surgeons believes there are a number of areas such as medical devices and language testing where there is now an opportunity to set tougher rules to improve patient safety.
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14 Jul 2016
Data shows that 91.8% of patients waited less than 18 weeks for referral to treatment for consultant-led elective care in May 2016. The Government’s target is 92%. In A&E, only 90.2% of patients were seen, treated or discharged within four hours, missing the Government’s 95% target.
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14 Jul 2016
StatsWales data published today show that by the end of May the equivalent of 373 447 patients (86%) in Wales waited less than 26 weeks despite the Welsh Government’s target of 95% of patients meeting this figure.
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14 Jul 2016
Mr Ian Eardley: "Everyone in the NHS needs to take the survey’s findings seriously and review how they can further improve morale and training among our junior doctors, which will ultimately benefit patients.”
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13 Jul 2016
“Colleges exist to raise standards of care in the NHS and to be independent of political pressures. It is right that we continue to push the NHS to advance, not stagnate."
