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Latest press releases
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Thu12Oct2017
NHS can’t be allowed to return to waiting times of the past, warns RCS
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has today praised NHS staff for the hard work they have put into reducing waiting times for planned treatment over the last 10 years. But it has warned this now risks being undone unless more help is given to hospitals and social care providers to reduce delayed transfers of care. -
Thu12Oct2017
RCS President joins NHS England panel to respond to winter pressures
Royal College of Surgeons President, Professor Derek Alderson has been appointed to a new panel set up by NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and NHS Improvement, to respond to pressures on the NHS this winter. -
Thu12Oct2017
Royal College of Surgeons comment on medical associate professions regulation consultation
The Department of Health has today announced that it has launched a consultation on the regulation of Medical Associate Professions (MAPs). The four roles that make up this group are: Physician Associates (PA), Physicians’ Assistants (Anaesthesia) (PA(A)), Surgical Care Practitioners (SCP) and Advanced Critical Care Practitioners (ACCP).