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28 Apr 2022
The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England today welcomed plans to expand water fluoridation schemes across England, to improve children’s oral health.
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27 Apr 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has welcomed a consultation from the General Medical Council on plans to update the professional values, knowledge and behaviours expected of doctors working in the UK through its Good Practice Guide.
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27 Apr 2022
Two Royal Colleges representing thousands of nurses and surgeons in Northern Ireland are holding a joint hustings event at Belfast Castle today.
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26 Apr 2022
Commenting on the publication of the Welsh Government’s ‘Planned Care Recovery Plan’, Professor Jon Barry, (Interim) Director for Wales at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, said:
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22 Apr 2022
Surgeons in Wales have warned of a 'perfect storm' of staff absences and high COVID-19 rates which are hitting the recovery of elective services in Wales.
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14 Apr 2022
Easter is nearly here, which means lots of chocolate and sweet treats are on offer. Children celebrating Passover (from April 15th) and Eid (expected to be in early May) will also enjoy sugary treats.
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14 Apr 2022
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has urged the UK government to accept the workforce amendment to the Health and Care Bill to ease pressures on frontline NHS staff, as new figures show the waiting list has reached a record 6.18 million.
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07 Apr 2022
The Welsh Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee has today published a report: ‘Waiting well? The impact of the waiting times backlog on people’.
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30 Mar 2022
The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust have published analysis of the 2021 British Social Attitudes survey (BSA) on public satisfaction with the NHS. Commenting on this, Professor Neil Mortensen, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England said:
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24 Mar 2022
Surgeons and a leading patient charity in Wales have warned of the “unprecedented challenge” ahead as figures show a record number of patients are waiting over two-years for treatment in Wales.