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28 Feb 2020
New figures on dental check-ups among older people is ‘worryingly low’, says Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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27 Feb 2020
To shed light on the impact of long waits on patients, the RCS publishes today its Northern Ireland waiting times survey.
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25 Feb 2020
The Royal College of Surgeons and 20 other leading health organisations have written to the Prime Minister today, to ask him to accept the recommendations of the ‘Health Equity in England: the Marmot review 10 years on’.
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20 Feb 2020
New figures from NHS Wales show the number of people waiting more than 36 weeks for hospital treatment has almost doubled in the past year. Surgeons are calling for action to reduce waiting times, and for the Treasury to resolve the NHS pensions ‘tax-trap’.
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13 Feb 2020
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is calling for urgent action following publication today of new statistics showing a record number of operations were cancelled in the run-up to Christmas.
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13 Feb 2020
Professor Neil Mortensen will take office in July 2020 as the incumbent president Professor Derek Alderson's term ends.
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04 Feb 2020
RCS President Prof. Derek Alderson responds to recommendations outlined in the Paterson Inquiry report released today.
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04 Feb 2020
Ahead of the publication of the findings from the Paterson Inquiry, the RCS emphasises the need to improve standards in the independent sector.
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27 Jan 2020
SAS Forum Chair Dr Vinita Shekar comments on the ‘worrying’ reports of bullying cited in the GMC survey.
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24 Jan 2020
The highest point has been reached in the rebuild of an iconic Grade II listed building, which houses the Hunterian Museum and headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
