Members' News
Open letter to trainee members
We will continue to speak truth to power on the challenges both you and your patients are facing in the NHS, and redouble our efforts to support your rights to high quality training and a just and acceptable working life.
Latest News
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You can't create consultants by cutting the doctors who become them
26 Jan 2026 The Health Service Journal (HSJ), widely read by NHS managers, has published an opinion piece by HSJ editor Alistair McLellan that suggests the NHS is ‘over-reliant’ on resident doctors. Mr Raiyyan Aftab, President of the Association of Surgeons in Training, and Mr Tim Mitchell, President of RCS England, respond. -
RCS England will no longer post on X
14 Jan 2026 We have been closely reviewing changes on the X platform. We have seen a significant increase in abusive content, the amplification of misinformation, scams and automated bot activity, alongside a marked decline in member engagement compared with our other social media channels. For some time, we have already been encouraging followers on X to connect with our other social media accounts. -
RCS England members and fellows recognised in King’s New Year Honours
30 Dec 2025 The King has recognised a number of members and fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the 2026 New Year Honours. They include previous Council member Professor Scarlett McNally, who has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to medicine, surgery and the NHS.
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."
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?