Press releases
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Surgeons: extra funding for Wales in Spending Review must go to surgical hubs
19 Jun 2025 RCS England has urged that part of the additional £5 billion allocated to Wales over the next three years from the Spending Review should be used to create more surgical hubs to reduce patient waiting times. -
RCS England responds to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warning over ‘unregulated and unlicensed aesthetic procedures’
18 Jun 2025 -
RCS England response - DHSC announcement: ‘500,000 vital NHS treatments delivered through private sector partnership’
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Surgeons respond to latest waiting times data amid shortfall in capital funding for NHS
12 Jun 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has said the Chancellor’s Spending Review yesterday failed to sufficiently address the urgent need for capital investment to modernise surgical theatres and hospital infrastructure, as April 2025 data for routine hospital treatment is published today. -
Surgeons respond to NHSE 'Millions to benefit from NHS robot drive'
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Surgeons respond to latest waiting times data in Northern Ireland
04 Jun 2025 Surgeons say the latest waiting times data in Northern Ireland show just how stretched the health service still is and call for urgent investment in surgical staff to help tackle delays and improve care for patients. -
Responding to the DHSC x DFE announcement: ‘Patients and pupils to benefit from £1.2bn vital repairs to crumbling schools and hospitals’
30 May 2025 Responding to the DHSC x DFE announcement: ‘Patients and pupils to benefit from £1.2bn vital repairs to crumbling schools and hospitals’ -
Surgeons: Expand the network of surgical hubs to shorten waiting times
22 May 2025 The waiting list for hospital treatment in Wales has seen a small fall for the fourth month in a row. -
Surgeons: Sluggish progress on reducing NHS waits puts government targets at risk
15 May 2025 The NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen, with 7.42 million patient pathways recorded at the end of March 2025, an increase of 18,751 from February 2025. -
Response to The Times article on female orthopaedic surgeons
04 May 2025 Response to The Times article on female orthopaedic surgeons from RCS England Women in Surgery Chair, Vice President and President