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Helen Dingwall and Iain Macintyre reveal the extensive planning and research that went into a new title on the development of medicine in Scotland
For World Book Day in 2003 a group of German authors wrote, corrected, printed and bound a book all within 12 hours! By contrast our book, another group project, was over four years in the making. The project was initiated by Iain Macintyre and David Wright, and the other three authors – Helen Dingwall, David Hamilton and Morrice McCrae – were invited subsequently to join. We aimed to provide a history of Scottish medicine which would appeal
The College has published a report calling for improvements to the configuration of major trauma services north of the border
The surgical management of trauma is one of the earliest skills that a surgeon learns. Worldwide, the mortality from trauma, either civilian or military, is a major cause of death and disability. Scotland, with a population of approximately 5,000,000 people spread over a wide territorial area, faces challenges in the delivery of trauma care for all of its population.
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.
There are a number of reasons behind the current systemic failings in the delivery of Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) and it sometimes seems easy to blame everyone involved, from the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the Joint Committee of Surgical Training (JCST), through to the Department of Health.
Wasim Khan sets out BOTA's vision for trauma and orthopaedic training
Professor Richard Ibbetson with his latest update from the Faculty of Dental Surgery
"The strength of the team is each individual member... the strength of each member is the team." - Coach Phil Jackson, Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association
We all know that time passes quickly, but at a personal level the fi rst three months of being Dean of our Faculty have passed in a flash! It has also been an enjoyable but pretty sharp learning exercise and I am exceedingly grateful to Linda Stuart, our Faculty Administrator, for keeping me on the straight and narrow. Linda puts in an immense
The Faculty provides educational opportunities for dental team professionals over a broad base
In addition to meetings for specialists and those preparing for UK specialty membership examinations, the Faculty runs a number of events for colleagues who are dental care professionals and dentists in the earlier stages of their careers. These offer an opportunity to provide both education and advice over future professional possibilities including the role that the College and Faculty can play in supporting them.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons believes empathy, integrity and respect are key ingredients of today’s surgeons, so writes their President Mr Ian Civil MBE
The role of surgeons in society has in the past been well understood but in recent years there have been misapprehensions on the part of both members of the public and surgeons themselves over what being ‘professional’ means for a surgeon.
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) was formed in 1926 and foremost among its stated objectives was to cultivate and
The first combined meeting of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and ENT UK was held on 6 September at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
A combined meeting between maxillofacial surgery and ENT surgery was long overdue given the significant overlap between the two specialties.
The event’s keynote speaker, Professor Maura Gillison, from Ohio State University, discussed “the clinical implications of a diagnosis of HPV16 positive head and neck cancer”. It has become apparent that this disease is a new variant of squamous
The RCSEd Fellow who led a distinguished life as devoted family man and master orthopaedic surgeon
Stationed with the Royal Air Force in Alexandra, Egypt, George and Christina welcomed their second born, Kenneth in to the world on 22 January 1939. Kenneth therefore spent his first few years in Africa and it was perhaps this that generated his enduring attachment to this continent. Soon after their return to Edinburgh in 1942 via South Africa, Kenneth embarked on his school career. It was apparent early on that
Commitment to surgical audit from all levels of the profession was on show at the College’s annual Symposium on 10 March
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