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10 May 2018
The extreme pressures in accident and emergency departments during March have had a knock-on effect on spiralling waiting times for planned surgery, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned. The RCS is also concerned that over 25,000 operations were cancelled at the last minute, despite NHS England guiding hospitals to cancel operations in advance during January.
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03 May 2018
A study published in The BMJ today has found that there is no evidence that publishing patient death rates for individual bowel surgeons in England has led to risk averse behaviour or ‘gaming’ of data.
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01 May 2018
Trainee surgeons Joanna Aldoori and Daniel Ashmore from Yorkshire and the Humber are celebrating after winning a highly prestigious UK-wide surgical skills competition. The talented duo walked away with the title of 'Best Core Surgical Trainees in the UK' - along with a prize of £1,500 to share, after taking part in the Royal College of Surgeons’ competition.
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26 Apr 2018
The RCS has responded to research published in The BMJ today which has found patients undergoing emergency surgery who are treated by older surgeons (aged 60 or over) have slightly lower death rates in the first few weeks after their operation than patients treated by younger surgeons (aged less than 40) within the same hospital.
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13 Apr 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons has responded to news that the Duke of Edinburgh has been discharged from hospital following a successful hip replacement operation.
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12 Apr 2018
Today’s NHS performance data shows another significant decline in the percentage of patients seen within 4 hours of attendance at A&E. Performance for A&E usually improves in March as the NHS comes out of the winter. However, hospitals have struggled this year with continued cold weather, including heavy snow, and high rates of flu and norovirus.
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11 Apr 2018
The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has today called for independent providers of healthcare to raise safety standards following a Care Quality Commission report that raises concerns about the practices of some private providers.
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11 Apr 2018
The GIRFT cardiothoracic surgery national report has been published today. The report's author says cardiothoracic proposals promise less delays and more successful outcomes for patients.
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10 Apr 2018
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has said areas where there are significant oral health problems should prioritise children’s oral health in their Health and Wellbeing strategies and use successful schemes, such as supervised tooth brushing in nurseries, to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
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06 Apr 2018
An unacceptable number of patients are waiting longer than two years for treatment in Northern Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned today. Some patients have waited at least four years from first referral to treatment, and the number of patients waiting over two years is much higher than in England.
