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Professor Martyn Cobourne, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England), is urging people to think carefully about the sweets they hand out this Halloween: “My advice is simple: please think about alternatives to sticky sweets and lollipops for trick-or-treaters. Halloween should be fun, not a cause of future dental problems. While sugary treats are often part of the celebrations, there are simple ways to reduce the impact on children’s teeth."

Responding to the launch of a government consultation on new restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures, Keith Allison, cosmetic surgery co-lead at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said: “This consultation is long overdue. For too long, patients have been exposed to unnecessary risk in a fast-growing cosmetic procedures market where too many unscrupulous practitioners have been free to practise with little oversight."

Commenting on the latest Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC) data for 2025/26, Professor Frank Smith, Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England), said: “Seeing a nearly 9% increase, resulting in a £17.3 billion NHS maintenance backlog, is a stark reminder of the deteriorating state of parts of the NHS estate and the growing challenge of keeping ageing buildings safe and fit for purpose."