Press releases

20 Feb 2024 The Royal College of Surgeons of England has responded to the NHS Confederation's new report, ‘Building the health of the nation: priorities for a new government’, which sets out five priority areas health and care leaders want to see the next government focus on.

14 Feb 2024 Mr Tim Mitchell, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, responds to the Liberal Democrats’ analysis of NHS cancelled operations data covering October to December 2023.

08 Feb 2024 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has called for the additional beds opened in hospitals this winter to be retained year-round to help bring down NHS waiting lists for planned treatment. They have also said some of these beds should be ringfenced for surgery.

08 Feb 2024 Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, responds to new data showing a rise in decay-related tooth extractions.

07 Feb 2024 NHS England has today (7 February) published a new Dental Recovery Plan which it says will see patients benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. The plans are supported by £200 million of funding from the government.

05 Feb 2024 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) will today (January 29) launch a new collaborative to support surgeons’ wellbeing after adverse events. Adverse events and complications, including those that seriously impact a patient's health, are an inevitable aspect of surgical life. As well as impacting patients and their families, the surgeon and the surgical team can be profoundly affected, but for too long, many surgeons have remained silent about the mental distress they experience.

05 Feb 2024 Mr Tim Mitchell, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England welcomes The Times Health Commission report.

01 Feb 2024 The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has today (1 February) published the findings of its oral health survey of schoolchildren in Year 6. Dr Charlotte Eckhardt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, responded to the findings.

31 Jan 2024 The General Medical Council's (GMC) updated version of Good medical practice, which details the principles, values and standards expected of doctors working in the UK, will come into effect today (30 January).

31 Jan 2024 The Royal College of Surgeons of England Northern Ireland Director Niall McGonigle has welcomed news that the DUP have agreed a deal with the UK government and are set to return to Stormont’s power-sharing Executive.