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22 Nov 2017
The number of patients who die in hospital following an operation to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) continues to fall according to the National Vascular Registry 2017 annual report published today by the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) and the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS). Of the just over 13,000 patients who had a planned operation to repair an aneurysm between 2014 and 2016, the proportion who died in hospital after surgery was 1.4%, which represents approximately 130 patients lives saved each year compared to figures published in 2012.
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22 Nov 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has criticised a decision by MYA Clinic to live stream a full breast augmentation surgery. The surgery will be performed on an employee of the clinic this Thursday (23rd November).
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21 Nov 2017
Only 8% of men with low-risk prostate cancer received potentially unnecessary radical treatment aimed at curing the disease in 2015-16 according to the fourth Annual Report of the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) published by the Royal College of Surgeons today. This is an improvement on 2014-15 figures, when 12% of men treated by the NHS in England may have received unnecessary treatment for low risk disease. This reflects the international trend in this area of prostate cancer therapy.
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17 Nov 2017
The HSJ has reported CCGs, including Trafford and several across Lincolnshire, are considering introducing minimum waiting times for non-urgent surgery.
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17 Nov 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons has announced that applications for the first Improving Surgical Training (IST) programme for trainee surgeons are open. The innovative pilot training programme will provide surgical trainees with a better balance between training and service provision and professionalise the role of the surgical trainer.
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17 Nov 2017
The leaders of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) have written to surgeons in England, encouraging them to provide support at hospital front doors (e.g. rapid outpatient clinics and A&E) over the coming months as the NHS faces arguably its toughest winter in modern times. The surgeons have also called on government to make further funding available to the NHS in next week’s Budget.
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17 Nov 2017
Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, has commented on the sad news of Professor Jimmy Steele's passing.
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10 Nov 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is pleased to announce a partnership that will see its surgical education courses delivered at the University of Manchester. The partnership is being launched at an event this week at the University of Manchester, attended by RCS President, Professor Derek Alderson.
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09 Nov 2017
This morning’s waiting times data shows that in September 2017, the number of patients waiting longer than six months for surgery increased by 40% compared to the same time last year.
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09 Nov 2017
Professor Stephen Powis, who is currently medical director of the Royal Free Hospital, has been appointed as NHS England’s Medical Director. He will take over from Sir Bruce Keogh who steps down from the post at the end of 2017.
