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19 February 2013 |
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 In the first period of a new year, there is a tendency to a feeling of anticlimax as the weather remains cold, wet and rather depressing. However, the pace of life in the NHS and the world of surgical politics remains hectic. There have been a number of reports published by the government, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, and other colleges which make for interesting reading.
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28 August 2012 |
 It seems hardly credible that my term of office comes to an end in November and that this is my final piece for Surgeons’ News after almost three years as your President. Although there is still much work to do as we continue to develop the College’s UK and international profile, we have moved some way towards achieving our goal of re-energising the College and increasing our relevance to you, our Fellows and Members in the last three years. Our regional presence is crucial to our ability to work for you and that need will increase with revalidation and increasing attention to surgical outcomes, related topics which will assume increasing importance for individual surgeons and employers alike – topics to which I shall return later.
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28 May 2012 |
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The invitation from John Duncan to reflect on my time as the Editor of Surgeons’ News highlighted that many of the matters discussed in the earliest issues of the magazine remain relevant to the profession today. Despite the passage of a decade, we are still facing many of the same challenges that we faced as a surgical community in 2002.
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24 February 2012 |
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I want to begin by offering my congratulations to the Editor and his team on becoming ‘Member Magazine of the Year’ at the Scottish Magazine Awards in November. This is a marvelous achievement and represents a significant effort on the part of all who contribute to the continuing success of Surgeons’ News.
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24 November 2011 |
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Large disparities in health and access to adequate healthcare still remain a significant social health issue within the UK. There are UK-wide postcode discrepancies in the provision of care, particularly with respect to out-of-hours services and specialist surgical care. Significant service reconfiguration will be needed in order to improve access to surgical care and to ensure that the same standards are met, irrespective of postcode or time of day.
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12 July 2011 |
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Our membership numbers continue to increase, reflecting our ongoing activities and effectiveness as a UK and international college. This increase in our membership confirms the relevance of our role as standard-setters and our support for surgeons worldwide. We can achieve this best by working together in partnership with other organisations and, at the same time, ensuring that we are responsive to your needs as our members.
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17 March 2011 |
President of the College David Tolley was in Christchurch, New Zealand in February when he was caught up in the devastating earthquake. He reflects on the experience in this edition's column
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