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
Global Surgical Frontiers Conference 2018
This year's conference will feature keynote lectures from some of the most distinguished voices in the field including Chris Lavy OBE, Professor Tony Redmond OBE, Dr Mamta Swaroop, Mr Paul Ofori-Atta and more.
Addressing the challenges of trauma care in low and middle income countries
Commission on the Future of Surgery
Tune in to the oral evidence session to learn about genetics, genomics and personalised medicine, implications for education, training and workforce, and reflections on the future of surgery.
Watch the latest oral evidence hearing session
Welcome, members of the surgical care team
We are pleased to welcome roles within the surgical care team to join our international community of members, and to launch new guidance, which will support a strategic and cross-profession approach to using the surgical care team in the most effective way.
New RCS membership category and guidance launched
The Bulletin
The technologist
Ryan Kerstein, the Bulletin’s new technology columnist, explores how self-driving cars could help transform healthcare.
Read more
THE Annals
How robotics is shaping your specialty
From their use in saving patients on battlefields to precision techniques in neurosurgery, robots are playing a growing role in surgery. This special feature issue of the Annals explores the role of robotics in each of the specialties.
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