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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Statement on the Passing of Sir Terence English KBE FRCS FRCP
24 Nov 2025 With great sadness, we share the news that Sir Terence English KBE FRCS FRCP, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England from 1989 to 1992, has died. Sir Terence was a pioneering cardiac surgeon whose leadership and vision transformed surgical practice in the UK and beyond. -
Changes to the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) Exam
24 Nov 2025 The Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) qualification will be changing over 2026 and 2027. -
Miss Elizabeth Tissingh awarded Honorary MBE
30 Oct 2025 His Majesty the King has recognised Miss Elizabeth Tissingh as an Honorary MBE as part of the awards recognising outstanding contributions by foreign nationals.
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?