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Clinical Services Journal has covered a new survey by the Confederation of British Surgery (CBS) that identifies continuing gender bias in surgical disciplines as we call for action from the surgical community #UKsurgeons

In a European first, a Polish cardiac surgeon has successfully operated on a patient 350 kilometres away using a remote-controlled surgical robot
polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artyk…’s-first-remote-heart-surgery-using-surgical-robot #roboticsurgery #telemedicine

Even more pressure put on UK surgeons by surgery complications abroad

Extraordinary report

Mother dies after ‘last minute’ plastic surgery in Turkey Anne Towlson, 58, was found dead at home after complaining for days that her arm was ‘killing her’

A mother died from a mystery illness after a “last minute decision” to have arm tuck surgery in Turkey, an inquest has heard www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery

‘Ozempic face’ may be driving a cosmetic surgery boom | CNN Cosmetic surgeons are reporting a growing number of patients with sagging skin and facial hollowing after losing weight with drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.

‘Ozempic face’ may be driving a cosmetic surgery boom amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/... #ozempic #cosmeticsurgery

Children's hospital faces power cuts and water leaks due to NHS maintenance backlog The incident, revealed in a report by the care watchdog, highlighted significant maintenance issues in hospitals across England

Surgical staff at Great Ormond Street children’s hospital forced to use their phones as torches during an operation www.standard.co.uk/news/london/... #UKsurgeons

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has received government funding to launch a national research trial to improve surgical outcomes for endometriosis patients www.uhnm.nhs.uk/latest-uhnm-... #UKsurgeons #endometriosis

The NHS teams mopping up sloppy foreign surgery Cheap cosmetic procedures are luring people abroad, but they risk coming back with deadly complications and antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Cheap cosmetic procedures are luring people abroad, but they risk coming back with deadly complications and antibiotic-resistant superbugs as NHS teams mop up sloppy foreign surgery www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06... #cosmeticsurgery #medicaltourism

Breast surgeons see problems from procedures abroad on weekly basis, MPs told Health officials appeared in front of the Women and Equalities Committee.

Health chiefs have told MPs that some breast surgeons are seeing patients suffering from complications of cosmetic surgery abroad on a weekly basis www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... #medicaltourism #breastsurgery #cosmeticsurgery

NHS surgeon discusses performing surgery on TV for new Netflix series In Critical: Between Life and Death, cameras follow the work of NHS trauma teams.

Mr Ibraheim El-Daly, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at King’s College Hospital, has been talking about being featured in a new Netflix series www.radiotimes.com/tv/documenta... #Netflix #orthopaedics #UKsurgeons

A significant milestone in the construction of the Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust state-of–the-art Day Case Surgery and Imaging Centre has been marked with a steel signing ceremony www.yourharrogate.co.uk/local-news/h...
#UKsurgeons

Join us at the CBS virtual AGM

The 2025 Confederation of British Surgery AGM will take place online via Zoom on Tuesday 30 September at 5.30pm.

If you are thinking of attending please fill in the short form here cbsgb.co.uk/meetings.aspx #AGM2025 #UKsurgeons

Robot performs realistic gallbladder surgery 'with 100% accuracy' The robot was said to have operated with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in the US.

Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs, researchers have said news.sky.com/story/robot-... #roboticsurgery

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NHS 10 Year Plan: Championing the use of robotic surgery at North Bristol NHS Trust | North Bristol NHS Trust We are very proud to feature as an example of excellence in robotic surgery in the NHS 10 Year Plan, published today (Thursday 3 July).&nbs

North Bristol NHS Trust has been mentioned in the newly punished NHS Ten Year Plan thanks to its innovative use of robotic surgery www.nbt.nhs.uk/about-us/new... #UKsurgeons #NHS #roboticsurgery

Walsall Surgeon Venugopal Guduri is preparing to climb the highest peak in Africa to raise money for charity www.walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk/news/2025/07... #UKsurgeons #orthopaedics

Researchers at University of Exeter are looking into the emotional response to surgical errors and are asking for surgical volunteers who have experienced an error to contribute.

If you are interested please email Elaine at elc247@exeter.ac.uk for further details.

The future of five delayed NHS treatment centres to deal with a backlog of operations in Scotland will not be known until December www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#NHS #UKsurgeons

RAF Commander and consultant plastic surgeon Ankur Pandya has spoken about being awarded an OBE.

He was recognised for his contribution to international humanitarian work, educational services, and the Armed Forces.

www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence... #UKsurgeons

Amputations, badly burned bomb victims and lack of medicine: British surgeons on life in Gaza Two British surgeons who have worked in Gaza during Israel's bombardment of the territory have filmed video blogs for Sky News. They don't see themselves as heroes or even remarkable - that, of course...

British surgeons helping in Gaza have been making video blogs for @skynews.

The two surgeons were in small teams sent into the battlefield courtesy of the Ideals charity which funded their trip.

Read more news.sky.com/story/amputa... #UKsurgeons #Gaza

King's Trials New Robot System for Throat Surgery A pioneering study at King's College London, University of Oxford and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has successfully tested a new robotic

A pioneering study at King’s College London, University of Oxford and @GSTTnhs has successfully tested a new robotic surgical system for treating head and neck conditions www.miragenews.com/kings-trials... #roboticsurgery #cancersurgery #UKsurgeons

CBS board member @brennansurgeon says he was ‘dumbfounded and overwhelmed’ after receiving news of his OBE www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/... #UKsurgeons #Honours

Millions more to have robotic surgery in NHS plan to cut waiting lists Head of NHS England to say robot-assisted surgery will become ‘the default’ for 90% of keyhole operations by 2035

Millions more people will have robotic surgery over the next decade under NHS plans to slash the huge waiting list for hospital treatment www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons #waitinglists

A new hospital unit has cut waiting lists for surgeries by carrying out 5,000 operations in its first year www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #waitinglist

A ground-breaking robotic technology that eliminates the need for invasive prostate surgery has been installed at the Ulster Hospital www.newsletter.co.uk/health/ulste... #robotics #surgery #prostate #UKsurgeons

High Intensity Theatre list sees 11 hernia operations in one day 30 May 2025 The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is trialling a new way of working to reduce the time patients are waiting for routine surgery. A High Intensity Theatre (HIT) list w...

The Trust which runs Shropshire’s two acute hospitals is trialling a new way of working to reduce the time patients are waiting for routine surgery www.sath.nhs.uk/news/high-in... #UKsurgeons

Neurosurgeon Alistair Jenkins reacts to the abolition of NHS England in the latest CBS blog.

www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/118/the...
#NHS #UKsurgeons

A state-of-the-art new specialist surgical centre located just outside of Bath has opened its doors to NHS patients from Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire bathnewseum.com/2025/05/29/n... #UKsurgeons #orthopaedics