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21 Mar 2017
New analysis by the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons shows there been a 24% rise in the number of tooth extractions performed on 0-4 year olds in hospitals in England over the last decade.
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14 Mar 2017
A new report by the King’s Fund has found that the number of hip replacements conducted by the NHS has gone down despite an increasing older population. National data for 2015/16 shows there has been a one per cent decrease in hip replacement activity compared to the previous year.
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10 Mar 2017
Royal College of Surgeons responsds to NHS England warning CCGs over ‘arbitrary rationing’
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08 Mar 2017
Royal College of Surgeons response to announcements on NHS and social care funding in the Spring Budget.
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05 Mar 2017
In the run up to next week’s budget, four key NHS organisations – NHS Providers, the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine - have called for any extra social care funding to be spent in a way which benefits NHS patients.
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03 Mar 2017
NHS chief executive Simon Stevens has announced that significant hospital bed closures can only take place where a new test that ensures patients will continue to receive high quality care can be met.
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03 Mar 2017
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal is to receive an Honorary Fellowship of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in recognition of her strong commitment to children’s health. She receives the Honorary Fellowship on the occasion of the Faculty’s 70th anniversary.
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27 Feb 2017
Trainee surgeons Ata Jaffer, from Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, and George Mori, from Bradford Teaching Hospital, have spoken of their pride after winning national surgical competition, 'Are You Cut Out for It?’.
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23 Feb 2017
It has been over four years since the health service in Northern Ireland last met its 13 week waiting time target for inpatient and day case treatment and ten years since the 52 week target was met. Currently, over two thirds (70.4%) of patients are waiting more than 13 weeks for inpatient treatment.
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23 Feb 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons responds to South Cheshire and Vale Royal clinical commissioning groups restricting patients access to hip and knee surgery.
