Press releases
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Surgeons respond to NHS England publishing waiting list breakdowns to tackle health disparities
17 Jul 2025 -
Surgeons: 10-Year Plan a ‘critical opportunity’ to tackle waiting times
10 Jul 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has said the NHS 10-Year Plan is a critical opportunity to tackle the unacceptably long NHS waiting lists as May 2025 data for routine hospital treatment is published today. -
Dental surgeons respond to consultation on NHS dental contract
08 Jul 2025 The Faculty of Dental Surgery has responded to news that the government has opened a consultation on the NHS Dental Contract. -
Surgeons: extra funding for Wales in Spending Review must go to surgical hubs
19 Jun 2025 RCS England has urged that part of the additional £5 billion allocated to Wales over the next three years from the Spending Review should be used to create more surgical hubs to reduce patient waiting times. -
RCS England responds to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) warning over ‘unregulated and unlicensed aesthetic procedures’
18 Jun 2025 -
RCS England response - DHSC announcement: ‘500,000 vital NHS treatments delivered through private sector partnership’
15 Jun 2025 -
Surgeons respond to latest waiting times data amid shortfall in capital funding for NHS
12 Jun 2025 The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has said the Chancellor’s Spending Review yesterday failed to sufficiently address the urgent need for capital investment to modernise surgical theatres and hospital infrastructure, as April 2025 data for routine hospital treatment is published today. -
Surgeons respond to NHSE 'Millions to benefit from NHS robot drive'
11 Jun 2025 -
Surgeons respond to latest waiting times data in Northern Ireland
04 Jun 2025 Surgeons say the latest waiting times data in Northern Ireland show just how stretched the health service still is and call for urgent investment in surgical staff to help tackle delays and improve care for patients. -
Responding to the DHSC x DFE announcement: ‘Patients and pupils to benefit from £1.2bn vital repairs to crumbling schools and hospitals’
30 May 2025 Responding to the DHSC x DFE announcement: ‘Patients and pupils to benefit from £1.2bn vital repairs to crumbling schools and hospitals’