All News items

• 18 Mar 10 | Annual General Meeting of Fellows, Members and Licentitates

• 17 Mar 10 | 2nd International Conference on Surgical Education and Training

• 12 Mar 10 | Former College Vice President nominated in top 100 women

• 09 Mar 10 | President's Newsletter

• 04 Mar 10 | Fellows and Members update

• 26 Feb 10 | Access your free copy of the FDJ

• 26 Feb 10 | Access your free copy of the FDJ

• 26 Feb 10 | Children’s NHS operations still being cancelled due to confusion over safeguarding

• 25 Feb 10 | Independent inquiry into Mid-Staffordshire Foundation Trust

• 22 Feb 10 | Bariatric Surgery Techniques (Advanced Laparoscopy)

• 20 Feb 10 | Members and Fellows update

• 19 Feb 10 | College Council Elections 2010

• 17 Feb 10 | Curious: The Craft of Microscopy

• 11 Feb 10 | Upcoming Courses 2010

• 10 Feb 10 | College response to NHS Information Centre press release on obesity surgery

• 05 Feb 10 | RCS response to National Audit Office report: Major trauma care in England

• 27 Jan 10 | RCS supports launch of NICE guideline on VTE

• 21 Jan 10 | Conference hears of 'unfair and unethical' access to NHS weight loss surgery

• 15 Jan 10 | Website Updates

• 15 Jan 10 | Website Updates

• 14 Jan 10 | Breast Reduction, Mastopexy and Management of Breast Asymmetry

• 11 Jan 10 | Surgeons urged to respond to review of the impact of the EWTD on training

• 09 Jan 10 | RCS calls for 'passport' for doctors in new vetting system for working with children

• 06 Jan 10 | The Pendlebury Lecture

• 17 Dec 09 | Routemap to improved care for major trauma patients announced by clinicians

• 16 Dec 09 | Council Election 2010

• 08 Dec 09 | NCEPOD asks… "How will the reduction in doctors' working hours affect patient safety?"

• 04 Dec 09 | RCS comment on new BMJ Venous Thromboembolism paper

• 01 Dec 09 | Advertisement for Appointment - ISCP Surgical Director

• 26 Nov 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 19 Nov 09 | BAETS launch third National Audit

• 16 Nov 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 13 Nov 09 | Progressing Safer Surgery: Implementing surgical briefings and WHO Checklist

• 10 Nov 09 | RCS Statement on Public Accounts Committee report into reducing healthcare infections

• 05 Nov 09 | Progress in our European Working Time Regulations campaign

• 05 Nov 09 | RCS responds to NCEPOD report: caring to the end?

• 04 Nov 09 | Surgical trainees worried as training deteriorates under EWTR

• 04 Nov 09 | Radiation Protection: Cone Beam CT for Dental Maxillofacial Radiology

• 04 Nov 09 | Radiation Protection: Cone Beam CT for Dental Maxillofacial Radiology

• 03 Nov 09 | Call for expressions of interest for FDS Dental Educators

• 30 Oct 09 | Bowel cancer care steadily improving - but progress still to be made, says audit

• 13 Oct 09 | CMO's Report: 'Women Doctors: Making a Difference'

• 11 Oct 09 | Patients are being harmed by working time limits, finds new study

• 09 Oct 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 22 Sep 09 | Patients are "worried and confused" over misleading information about surgery on the internet

• 21 Sep 09 | College launches manifesto for surgery

• 11 Sep 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 10 Sep 09 | Trainees sign up to Patient Safety First Campaign

• 10 Sep 09 | Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots

• 02 Sep 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 01 Sep 09 | Revealing the Invisible

• 20 Aug 09 | Voyage of the Eagle

• 20 Aug 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 12 Aug 09 | Colorectal surgeons become first to run expert disciplinary Panel

• 10 Aug 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 31 Jul 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 30 Jul 09 | Action for Sick Children Conference 2009

• 30 Jul 09 | Heart Surgery Sees Dramatic Improvement Since Mortality Data Publication

• 22 Jul 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 20 Jul 09 | Surgeons, the European Working Time Directive and August 1st 2009

• 15 Jul 09 | Swine Flu Information

• 08 Jul 09 | Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) report published

• 08 Jul 09 | Quality Improvement Fellowships

• 03 Jul 09 | College response to the Health Select Committee report on Patient Safety

• 30 Jun 09 | Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots

• 26 Jun 09 | Surgeons must do more to report needle injuries

• 25 Jun 09 | Annals and Bulletin Readers’ Survey

• 25 Jun 09 | Surgeons dispute Department of Health claims over doctors hours

• 23 Jun 09 | Response from Dean of the FDS to the Jimmy Steele review

• 11 Jun 09 | RCS Statement on NCEPOD Kidney failure report

• 08 Jun 09 | Vacancies for Members on the Specialty Advisory Commitees (SAC)

• 08 Jun 09 | RCS Message from the President

• 05 Jun 09 | Low priority 'brain attack' patients missing out on life-saving surgery

• 04 Jun 09 | New critical care evidence collection launched

• 04 Jun 09 | The EWTD - a step forwards or a step back?

• 03 Jun 09 | RCS statement on Royal College of Physicians report: Women and Medicine

• 02 Jun 09 | Contract Awarded to Develop Patient Reported Outcome Measures

• 28 May 09 | RCS feature on Channel 4's Surgery Live: The Operation

• 28 May 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 27 May 09 | New EWTD data shows NHS is missing August target

• 27 May 09 | EWTD Update from the President

• 21 May 09 | RCS response to Department of Health announcement of review into medical training under EWTD

• 19 May 09 | Concerns remain about implementation of European Working Time Directive

• 16 Apr 09 | John Black interview with HETV

• 09 Apr 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 03 Apr 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 02 Apr 09 | College Council Election 2009

• 20 Mar 09 | Doctors' swipe cards pose superbug risk

• 20 Mar 09 | College response to Healthcare Commission report into Birmingham Children's Hospital

• 20 Mar 09 | RCS opens World leading surgical training centre

• 13 Mar 09 | College responds to The Healthcare Commission's report into children's services in hospitals

• 08 Mar 09 | The Park-Parker Cup 2009

• 06 Mar 09 | Members and Fellows update

• 05 Mar 09 | Background briefing: Surgery and the European Working Time Directive

• 05 Mar 09 | North West region - EWTD compliance survey results

• 04 Mar 09 | Seedy side of 18th century London revealed in 'adults-only' lectures at Hunterian Museum

• 27 Feb 09 | New taskforce to consider breakthrough in larynx transplant treatment

• 09 Feb 09 | Patients to benefit from stronger voice in surgery with new reporting system

• 09 Feb 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 30 Jan 09 | RCSEng Statement on Department of Health decision to apply for working time derogation

• 29 Jan 09 | College offers GMC new approach in proving surgical ability

• 23 Jan 09 | Surgeons call for solution on patient safety and future training as doctors hours are slashed

• 15 Jan 09 | Fellows and Members update

• 15 Jan 09 | President’s Newsletter: College issues warning over EWTD pressures

• 14 Jan 09 | The College welcomes the introduction of the WHO’s Safer Surgery Checklist

• 07 Jan 09 | Clinical Advisors Required - Emergency and Elective Surgery in the Elderly

• 06 Jan 09 | John Black interview for Tyne Tees TV

• 31 Dec 08 | Mr Bernard Ribeiro appointed Knight Bachelor for services to medicine

• 22 Dec 08 | Elderly face NHS delays in hip fracture trauma treatment

• 20 Nov 08 | Anaesthetists and Surgeons offer stark warning over hospital European Working Time readiness

• 19 Nov 08 | Fellows and Members update

• 17 Nov 08 | RCS Statement in response to Organ Donation Taskforce Report

• 17 Nov 08 | New organ specialists planned to meet donation increase

• 11 Nov 08 | Medical Colleges to develop standards for trauma care

• 11 Nov 08 | Surgeons encouraged to participate in quality metrics survey

• 10 Nov 08 | To all Fellows and Members of The Royal College of Surgeons of England resident in the UK

• 17 Oct 08 | President’s message on the new Healthcare Infection policy

• 17 Oct 08 | College urges ward-by-ward information and whistle-blowing to tackle hospital-acquired infection crisis

• 14 Oct 08 | Silver Scalpel Award 2008

• 10 Oct 08 | Fellows and Members update

• 25 Sep 08 | Autumn Symposium - Controversies in the Management of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease

• 18 Sep 08 | NHS “black hole” for patients with major trauma injuries

• 02 Sep 08 | First national study reveals strength in joint replacement

• 01 Aug 08 | New surgical examinations chairman appointed

• 28 Jul 08 | Up and about quickly is best after an operation, says Royal College of Surgeons

• 23 Jul 08 | Trainee fee statement

• 23 Jul 08 | College responds to Chief Medical Officer's report on Medical Revalidation

• 21 Jul 08 | RCS statement on plans to link pay awards to outcome measures

• 16 Jul 08 | New Fellows

• 30 Jun 08 | RCS Statement on Darzi review

• 17 Jun 08 | Birthday Honours

• 17 Jun 08 | Quality Standards for endoscopists and endoscopy in NHS Trusts

• 11 Jun 08 | Presidential Address to Annual General Meeting of Fellows, Members and Licentiates

• 29 May 08 | Darzi Review

• 28 May 08 | Outcome Measurement in Surgery: the case, the tools and the timing

• 16 May 08 | Conference hears of ‘ticking time bomb’ in future access to surgery for children

• 25 Apr 08 | AGM Agenda - June 2008

• 24 Apr 08 | NHS operations cancelled because of failing new instrument cleaning centres

• 21 Apr 08 | Patients to benefit as Yorkshire School of Surgery opens

• 10 Apr 08 | New President for The Royal College of Surgeons

• 10 Apr 08 | New President for the Royal College of Surgeons

• 03 Apr 08 | 2008 Council Election Results

• 03 Apr 08 | College Council Election 2008

• 14 Mar 08 | Honorary Fellows

• 07 Mar 08 | First Annual Report of the National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit 2008

• 03 Mar 08 | Spring Events at the Hunterian Museum

• 29 Feb 08 | Article 14 – opening the debate

• 28 Feb 08 | RCS statement on the government response to the Tooke Report

• 27 Feb 08 | 2009 Cutler's Surgical Prize

• 22 Feb 08 | The Park-Parker Cup 2008

• 14 Feb 08 | Independent Sector Treatment Centres

• 14 Feb 08 | Quality Assuring Surgical Training

• 14 Feb 08 | Honours

• 11 Feb 08 | RCS submits policy ideas to the NHS Next Stage Review

• 29 Jan 08 | PLG Chair Gives Evidence to The House of Lords on Organ Donation

• 18 Jan 08 | President gives evidence to Health Select Committee on MMC

• 14 Jan 08 | College statement on plans for ‘opt-out’ organ donation system

• 08 Jan 08 | Response to Sir John Tooke's final report

• 21 Dec 07 | Specialty training recruitment in 2008

• 11 Dec 07 | The Health and Social Care Bill

• 05 Dec 07 | Future of Sutures Competition

• 03 Dec 07 | Hunterian museum remembers plastic surgery pioneers

• 21 Nov 07 | The College's response to NCEPOD report Trauma: Who Cares?

• 20 Nov 07 | College Responses to Professor John Tooke

• 16 Nov 07 | College President honoured as Dental Faculty reaches milestone

• 13 Nov 07 | College Supports New Coalition For Tougher Measures On Alcohol

• 26 Oct 07 | Response to HSC enquiry into MMC

• 22 Oct 07 | Regional course addresses shortfall in minimally invasive surgery

• 17 Oct 07 | RCS opens state-of-the-art surgical training centre