High pain scores keeps surgery patients awake, extends hospital stay
High pain scores can make it difficult for some patients to get a good night’s rest while recovering in hospital...
Read MoreNew care bundle leads to drop in death rate after emergency surgery
Four UK hospitals have achieved a huge reduction in the number of patients dying following emergency abdominal surgery, after adopting...
Read MoreStudy offers new clue into how anaesthesia interacts with the brain
How anaesthesia interacts with the brain to block pain and induce a coma-like, memory-free state has been a mystery since...
Read More“Doctors should not fund the Professional Standards Authority (PSA)”
Doctors should not fund the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) through annual registration fees paid to the General Medical Council (GMC),...
Read MoreImproving memory deficits following anaesthesia
Improving memory deficits following anaesthesia General anaesthesia results in expended cognitive decline and memory deficits for many individuals following surgical...
Read MoreNew anaesthesic technique helps show cause of obstruction in sleep apnoea
A simplified anaesthesic technique may enable more widespread use of preoperative testing to demonstrate the cause of airway obstruction in...
Read MoreNearly one in ten doctors in training experience bullying
Bullying and undermining are too common in medical training, according to the General Medical Council (GMC). A survey of the...
Read More08 – RCS Education Bursary
RCS Education is awarding four awards of up to £1,000 each for surgical trainees to attend an RCS Education course...
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