The Latest Breaking News from Royal College of Surgeons

Surgical hubs would help cut NHS waiting lists for operations

Letter: A fully funded investment plan to improve access to operating theatres is essential to help millions languishing in pain, says Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

6,000 patients waiting over five years for surgery in Northern Ireland

The Royal College of Surgeons has expressed concern over continued long waiting lists

Belfast Live · Feb 23, 2023

Four people died in a Welsh health board but the coroner was not fully informed

A review panel has urged Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to improve its vascular service at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Denbighshire.

Wales Online · Jan 31, 2023

Chennai to host Edinburgh’s Royal College of Surgeons’ conference in October

This is the first time the 517-year-old institution will hold meet outside U.K.

The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022

Bullying allegations at Freeman Hospital among triggers for national review into 'culture' of heart surgery in the UK

A year after five trainee surgeons raised concerns around bullying at the Freeman Hospital, that case has been cited as one of the triggers behind a national review into 'bullying and harassment'

Chronicle Live · Apr 4, 2022

NHS bosses apologise after major failings found in vascular services in one part of Wales

An amputee's wife had to 'carry him to the toilet' after he was sent home from hospital without a care plan

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2022