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09 Feb 2017
Professor Derek Alderson elected as President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Derek Alderson is Emeritus Professor of Surgery at the University of Birmingham. He is currently editor-in-chief of BJS Open. His main area of clinical interest continues to be oesophagogastric surgery.
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09 Feb 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons has welcomed NHS England’s decision to back away from plans to make healthcare professionals declare their private earnings - an issue the College objected to strongly when the guidelines were consulted on last year. However, the College remains worried that the overall proposals will increase the level of bureaucracy in the NHS without a clear benefit to patients.
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08 Feb 2017
In a House of Lords debate last week the Government said it plans to consult, within a couple of months, on having a single professional regulator for all healthcare professionals. The Government has also said it is planning to consult on how to regulate other healthcare professionals such as physician associates and surgical care practitioners.
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03 Feb 2017
Royal College of Surgeons response to reports NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has immediately implemented a policy to suspend non-urgent surgery such as hip and knee surgery until the end of its financial year in April 2017 in a bid to make financial savings of £3.2 million.
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30 Jan 2017
The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP(UK)), the professional body representing general dental practice, and The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) and its Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS) announce today that FDGP(UK) is taking the first step towards becoming an independent organisation.
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27 Jan 2017
Royal College of Surgeons' response to plans from Redditch and Bromsgrove, South Worcestershire, and Wyre Forest CCG’s to decrease the eligibility threshold for patients requiring hip and knee replacements.
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20 Jan 2017
The approved plans, which will refurbish and maintain the buildings prestigious façade and library, will see the site transformed into a landmark building with modern and light facilities to provide the best education, examination and research resources for the nation’s surgeons.
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12 Jan 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is launching a new new system of certification today which will make the cosmetic surgery industry safer for patients and enhance the reputation of the profession. The RCS is urging all surgeons who perform cosmetic surgical procedures to apply for certification.
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11 Jan 2017
The Royal College of Surgeons has responded to comments made to the Public Accounts Committee by NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, about health and social care funding.
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03 Jan 2017
Leading dentists are urging workers and their employers to cut cake culture in workplaces as part of their New Year’s resolutions.