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Hospitals and helping people experiencing homelessness this winter
As the cost of energy and food, rents and mortgages continue to rise, we are concerned that a significant number of people may find themselves homeless for the first time this winter. All healthcare professionals and organisations can help prepare for and respond to it.
College AGM Election Results
The following were elected to Council/Executive Board at the College AGM on Friday 2nd December 2022.
College Statement on the passing of Dame Clare Marx
It was with great sadness that we heard the news that former Royal College of Surgeons of England President, Dame Clare Marx CBE, DL, MBBS, PRCS, had died.
College Responds to the Autumn Statement
We welcome the publication of an independently verified NHS wide workforce plan over the next 5, 10 and 15 years early in the new year. This is something that our College and others have been engaged with for some time, so it is pleasing to see our efforts have been successful.
Over 100 health and care organisations call for staffing forecasts in the NHS long-term workforce plan
Over 100 health and care organisations, including the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, have signed a letter to the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt in support of publishing the NHS long-term workforce plan in full – including assessments of how many staff will be needed to keep pace with demand.
Tri-Collegiate Announcement of Green Theatre Initiative and Climate Emergency Declaration
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow joins the tri‐collegiate declaration of a climate emergency and launches the Green Theatre Initiative to drive sustainability in surgical care.
The College welcomes Dr Christine Goodall as Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
Dr Christine Goodall has taken up the post of Dean following her election at the Faculty of Dental Surgery AGM on 11 November 2022.
Greater access to less than full time working required, says trainee survey
A UK-wide survey of medical trainees published in the BMJ has called for greater access to less than full time working (LTFT) after 75% of its respondents expressed an interest in working less than full time in their future career.
The three Royal Colleges of Physicians launches the 2022 census of UK consultants and SAS doctors #PhysicianCensus
Each year the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians of London conducts a census with the aim of providing robust data on the state of the physician workforce in the UK.