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                        04 Jan 2016
                        “It is appalling that tooth decay remains the most common reason why five-to nine-year olds are admitted to hospital"
                     
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                        17 Dec 2015
                        Commenting on The British Journal of Anaesthesia’s study into mortality of emergency general surgical patients by Miss Clare Marx, President of the Royal College of Surgeons.
                     
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                        14 Dec 2015
                        Bowel cancer, also known as colorectal cancer, is one of the most common types of cancer diagnosed in the UK. Over 40,000 people are diagnosed every year.
                     
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                        12 Dec 2015
                        Ahead of the Assembly elections in 2016 The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has today published a seminal report, The State of Surgery in Wales, which warns that unacceptably high waiting times in Wales need to be urgently tackled
                     
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                        25 Nov 2015
                        We strongly welcome the additional £3.8 billion investment the Chancellor is making available to the NHS in the coming year.
                     
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                        25 Nov 2015
                        Following position statements on the Junior Doctors’ Contract from the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) and the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA).
                     
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                        24 Nov 2015
                        isitors to the Hunterian Museum at the RCS will have a rare opportunity to view and touch the models.
                     
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                        20 Nov 2015
                        Winnie-the-Pooh fans will have an opportunity to see the skull of the bear that inspired the much-loved character in A.A. Milne’s stories, at the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum.
                     
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                        09 Nov 2015
                        Despite the financial pressures facing the NHS, more people than ever before are now treated and NHS staff have performed incredibly well in spite of the pressures.
                     
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                        06 Nov 2015
                        From next spring (2016), surgeons will be able to apply for ‘certification’ to show they are qualified and competent to perform specific procedures.