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  • New Year Honours 2022

    04 Jan 2022 Congratulations to the fellows and members of the College who were awarded this year.
  • ICBSE release 2022 MRCS Part A exam timetable

    21 Dec 2021 From May 2022, the MRCS Part A exam will be in-person with a test centre approach. There will be test centres available to candidates both in the UK and Ireland, and internationally. ICBSE and the four surgical royal colleges will provide further information in early 2022 so that candidates are sufficiently prepared.
  • New admission to Court of Patrons

    16 Dec 2021 In recognition of his continued support for the College, businessman Bjorn Saven was admitted to our Court of Patrons last week.
  • MRCS Part A January 2022 – Postponed

    01 Nov 2021 The decision allows for the delivery method to be reassessed, after an increase in the reproduction of question material in the public domain.
  • Black surgeons reflect on diversity in medicine

    13 Oct 2021 To celebrate Black History Month, we are profiling some of our fellows who have made history and asking them what they think about diversity in medicine.
  • The face of surgery is changing

    16 Sep 2021 We have today published our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan, following the sixteen recommendations made in the Kennedy Review, which took place earlier this Spring.
  • Annual General Meeting 2021

    10 Sep 2021 The next Annual General Meeting of Fellows and Members will be held on Tuesday 16 November 2021 at 6:30pm.
  • Joint statement on October 2021 diet of MRCS Part B and DO-HNS Part 2

    24 Aug 2021 The four Surgical Royal Colleges have confirmed the format and method of delivery of the MRCS Part B and DO-HNS Part 2 exams.
  • RCS England and RCS Edinburgh to partner in programme of work to support Surgical Care Practitioners

    13 Aug 2021 Together with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, we are working on a new bi-collegiate project to better support and assist Surgical Care Practitioners in being recognised and granted formal regulation by the General Medical Council.
  • Response to NHS pay offer

    22 Jul 2021 This week, the review body recommended an award of 3%, which we welcome in view of the pay freezes in other parts of the public sector and the previous announcement. It is not though an overly generous award.