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Press Releases

  • ‘Sticks not carrots’ needed to tackle tooth decay in children

    20 Sep 2019 Following the publication of Public Health England’s “Sugar reduction: report on progress between 2015 and 2018” Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, said: “We welcome publication of Public Health England’s progress report today, which gives us a clear picture of which sugar reduction policies are working, and where more needs to be done."

  • Hospital admissions for 5-9 year olds with tooth decay more than double those for tonsillitis

    19 Sep 2019 Tooth decay remains the leading reason for hospitals admissions among 5 to 9 year olds, according to data published by NHS Digital today. The number of admissions for tooth decay was more than double those for acute tonsillitis, which is the second highest cause of hospital admissions for 5 to 9 year olds.

  • Number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment at highest in over a decade

    12 Sep 2019 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) has said it is vital the government’s consultation on the pensions issue that has been exacerbating NHS waiting times delivers a solution before the busy winter period starts. The RCS’s comments come as the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment reached its highest in over a decade (since May 2008) at over 620,000.

  • Sir Norman Browse – former RCS President dies

    12 Sep 2019 We are saddened to learn of the death of former Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) President Sir Norman Browse. Sir Norman had a distinguished career as a vascular surgeon and served as RCS President from 1992 to 1995.

  • More than four in ten children have not seen an NHS dentist in the last year – FDS response

    29 Aug 2019 Figures published by NHS Digital today show that more than four in ten (41%) children did not see an NHS dentist in the 12 months to June this year. The Faculty of Dental Surgery has said that the number of children not seeing a dentist is still unacceptably high.

  • RCS and FDS sign letter to PM Boris Johnson warning of the impact a no-deal Brexit could have on patients

    22 Aug 2019 Health leaders, including Professor Derek Alderson, President of the Royal College of Surgeons, and Professor Michael Escudier, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to warn of the impact a no-deal Brexit could have on NHS patients.

  • RCS welcomes Professor Peter Hutchinson as Director of Clinical Research

    16 Aug 2019 Professor Peter Hutchinson, has been appointed as the Director of Clinical Research at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He took over this post from Professor Dion Morton in June 2019.

  • Leading dental surgeons call for sugar free schools to tackle scourge of child tooth decay in England

    15 Aug 2019 The Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of England says all schools in England should be encouraged to become sugar free to tackle worrying levels of child tooth decay. More than 100,000 hospital admissions for children under the age of ten in England due to tooth decay over a three year period.

  • Surgeons call for 5-year-plan to tackle record NHS waiting lists

    08 Aug 2019 Surgeons are calling again for a 5-year-plan to clear the backlog of patients waiting for consultant-led treatment, as hospital lists continue to grow. The renewed call from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) comes as NHS performance data shows a record 4.4 million patients were waiting for hospital treatment in June 2019.

  • RCS response to proposed NHS pension rule changes

    07 Aug 2019 Professor Derek Alderson, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has responded to the Government’s proposed changes to NHS pensions rules. He has said that the new consultation announced today is a step in the right direction and he hopes it will lead to permanent changes to the pensions system that will allow NHS staff to get on with the huge job of reducing the backlog of patients waiting for treatment.

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