Committed to enabling surgeons to achieve and maintain the highest standards of surgical practice and patient care.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
RCS online library services
The RCS Library is interested in your feedback about how our e-resources have helped you. Complete the survey by Friday, 12 October 2018 and enter the draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Members, share your feedback to win
Surgical care team: enter our photo competition
To celebrate members of the surgical care team being welcomed into RCS Associate membership, we want to hear about how your surgical care team is advancing surgical care. To enter, simply send us your picture to careers@rcseng.ac.uk or tweet of your photo to @RCSnews using #surgicalcareteam.
Email or tweet your photo to enter
Quality improvement: we want to hear from you
We are currently looking for case studies to feature on our website to help shape the RCS' future activity for quality improvement (QI) in surgery. View our newly launched QI resources hub
Have you participated in QI? Submit your case study today.
LATEST BLOG POST
Why the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course is so relevant today
Last month The Lancet published a report into survival outcomes in England for patients with major trauma, following changes that occurred in 2012 to trauma service provision. The study showed a 19% increase in the odds of survival since the introduction of these changes. 1,600 more trauma victims are alive today because of the developments that have been made in the management of trauma patients in England over the last six years.
The Bulletin
“Alexa, transcribe this op note for me please”
In the July Bulletin, Ryan Kerstein looks at the role of smart speakers in healthcare, and maybe even in theatre.
BUILDING ON OUR HERITAGE
Transforming surgery for tomorrow
We are embarking on an ambitious three year transformation. We will be building on our heritage, bringing our surgical community closer together and expanding our digital resources.
RCS Transform
BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS
Whatever stage of your surgical career you’re at, RCS membership will provide you with the knowledge, skills and development and support you need.
SUPPORT OUR WORK
The RCS is a charity and relies on your support to fund research, training and conserving our heritage collections - all in the aim of advancing surgical care.
FROM OUR COLLECTIONS
Conserve our collections
Illustration of a skeleton and rhino from:
Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani
by Albinus 1747