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  • Announcing your newly elected Vice-Presidents

    14 May 2026 Thank you to our members and fellows who took part in the first‑ever member vote for your Vice-Presidents.

  • Announcing your newly elected Council members 2026

    16 Apr 2026 Six elected members will join your Council in July, bringing a wealth of experience and fresh perspectives to help shape our profession’s future. We welcome Rachel Bell, Paula Coyle, Professor Alun Huw Davies and Mohamed Hashem, who will be formally admitted to Council in July and to Nicola Fearnhead, who has been re‑elected. We also welcome Professor Peter Brennan who is returning to Council as an elected member for a second term.

  • Announcing your newly elected FDS Board members 2026

    16 Apr 2026 Three members have been elected by you to join our FDS Board. We welcome Neil Shah, who will be formally admitted to the Board in June and Robert Crawford and Professor Jennifer Gallagher, who have been re‑elected.
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Featured Blog

Gender gap in surgery

"Whilst on the surface it appears that the gender gap in medicine as a whole is decreasing or perhaps even inverting, in surgery the statistics tell a different story."

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Featured Article

Complications and errors

All surgical procedures carry the potential for adverse events. The latest issue of the Bulletin asks: Do surgeons need support - and, if so, what kind?

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