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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Expansion of License in Dental Surgery exam places
09 Mar 2026 Following discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care, we are expanding the number of places available for candidates to sit the Licence in Dental Surgery (LDS) exam, increasing the number of dentists able to practice in the UK and thereby improving access to dental care. -
Open letter raises questions over future of of TIG Fellowships
06 Mar 2026 Urgent concerns about the future of Training Interface Group (TIG) Fellowships, following the withdrawal of national funding and coordination, have led ASiT and RCS England to issue an open letter to Jo Lenaghan, Interim Director General for People at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). -
Cancer Research UK partners with the Royal College of Surgeons of England to help people with rectal cancer avoid unnecessary surgery
03 Mar 2026 Cancer Research UK and the Royal College of Surgeons of England have launched a new initiative to improve treatment options for people with rectal cancer, a type of bowel cancer. The goal is to help more people avoid surgery by receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy first.
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?