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Patients have been left in pain while others have faced delays receiving critical medication amid chronic staff shortages at a major NHS trust, The Independent can reveal www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Patients have been left in pain while others have faced delays receiving critical medication amid chronic staff shortages at a major NHS trust, The Independent can reveal www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
A Wolverhampton breast surgeon has been appointed honorary secretary of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS).
Dr Raghavan Vidya of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said she was proud to take on the role at the association www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #breastsurgery
Dr Raghavan Vidya of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said she was proud to take on the role at the association www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #breastsurgery
Pioneering Wolverhampton breast surgeon's pride in national role - BBC News
Dr Raghavan Vidya is appointed honorary secretary of the Association of Breast Surgery.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A Wolverhampton breast surgeon has been appointed honorary secretary of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS).
Dr Raghavan Vidya of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said she was proud to take on the role at the association www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #breastsurgery
Dr Raghavan Vidya of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said she was proud to take on the role at the association www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #breastsurgery
A registered nurse has authored the UK’s first nurse-led plastic surgery recovery journal www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2561181... #plasticsurgery
Bradford nurse authors UK's first plastic surgery recovery journal
Maliha Khatoon, co-founder of BodyLogiic in Bradford, has authored the UK’s first nurse-led plastic surgery recovery journal.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A registered nurse has authored the UK’s first nurse-led plastic surgery recovery journal www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2561181... #plasticsurgery
Archaeologists have discovered a rare iron tool that the Celts used to perform cranial surgery 2,300 years ago www.livescience.com/archaeology/... #surgery
2,300-year-old tool used for skull surgery unearthed at Celtic settlement in Poland
The uniquely shaped iron surgery implement dates to the fourth to third centuries B.C.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Archaeologists have discovered a rare iron tool that the Celts used to perform cranial surgery 2,300 years ago www.livescience.com/archaeology/... #surgery
Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #roboticsurgery
Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot - BBC News
A Dundee professor carried out the first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #roboticsurgery
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Extraordinary stuff. Thanks for sharing @uksurgeons.bsky.social
A cyclist whose face was severely disfigured by a drunk driver was given a new 3D printed face as the first person to benefit from a new NHS body parts printing centre www.aol.co.uk/news/amazing...
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
Amazing photos show man's 3D printed face after groundbreaking NHS surgery
Dave Richards, 75, has benefited from the first NHS site to have 3D scanning, design and printing for facial reconstruction all at the same facility.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Extraordinary stuff. Thanks for sharing @uksurgeons.bsky.social
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Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
The Royal Surrey Hospital performs 10,000th robotic surgery - BBC News
One recipient said receiving robotic-assisted surgery "changed everything".
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November 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A man who confronted the attacker who stabbed a number of people on a train in England over the weekend has been left with severe knife wounds which will likely require plastic surgery www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202... #plasticsurgery #trainattack
Man who confronted England train attacker will likely need plastic surgery on all fingers, he says
Stephen Crean ended up face-to-face with the man as he had nowhere to hide
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November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A man who confronted the attacker who stabbed a number of people on a train in England over the weekend has been left with severe knife wounds which will likely require plastic surgery www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202... #plasticsurgery #trainattack
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Had a great time at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting.
Caught up with so many great surgeons and great friends!
Caught up with so many great surgeons and great friends!
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Had a great time at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting.
Caught up with so many great surgeons and great friends!
Caught up with so many great surgeons and great friends!
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A mum-of-one suffered a cardiac arrest on the operating table during a liposuction and tummy tuck procedure in Turkey www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery
Mum, 30, told worried family 'lots had the procedure before', then tragedy hit
Ruby Khan's family say she would not listen to them telling her not to go ahead with the operation - days before she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the operating table
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November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A mum-of-one suffered a cardiac arrest on the operating table during a liposuction and tummy tuck procedure in Turkey www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery
Mr Jonathan Hannay, Consultant Surgeon at NHS Golden Jubilee, has been named winner of the Global Citizenship Award at Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news/news/20...
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NHS Golden Jubilee Surgeon wins prestigious Scotland's Health Award
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November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Mr Jonathan Hannay, Consultant Surgeon at NHS Golden Jubilee, has been named winner of the Global Citizenship Award at Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news/news/20...
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#UKsurgeons
The UK’s largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre has been opened in Winnersh, near Reading.
The facility provides training for surgeons from around the world to use the da Vinci surgical system.
Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
The facility provides training for surgeons from around the world to use the da Vinci surgical system.
Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The UK’s largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre has been opened in Winnersh, near Reading.
The facility provides training for surgeons from around the world to use the da Vinci surgical system.
Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
The facility provides training for surgeons from around the world to use the da Vinci surgical system.
Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
Great to see our President @markhenley.bsky.social represent CBS at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting.
And great to see so many talented surgeons coming together to share ideas, issues and anecdotes!
And great to see so many talented surgeons coming together to share ideas, issues and anecdotes!
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great to see our President @markhenley.bsky.social represent CBS at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting.
And great to see so many talented surgeons coming together to share ideas, issues and anecdotes!
And great to see so many talented surgeons coming together to share ideas, issues and anecdotes!
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
The Royal Surrey Hospital performs 10,000th robotic surgery - BBC News
One recipient said receiving robotic-assisted surgery "changed everything".
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November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
VIDEO: BBC team meets the medical teams using mixed reality environments to rehearse life or death surgeries www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p... #UKsurgeons #VR #AI
The immersive tech preparing surgeons for lifesaving surgery - BBC Reel
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November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
VIDEO: BBC team meets the medical teams using mixed reality environments to rehearse life or death surgeries www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p... #UKsurgeons #VR #AI
A cyclist whose face was severely disfigured by a drunk driver was given a new 3D printed face as the first person to benefit from a new NHS body parts printing centre www.aol.co.uk/news/amazing...
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
Amazing photos show man's 3D printed face after groundbreaking NHS surgery
Dave Richards, 75, has benefited from the first NHS site to have 3D scanning, design and printing for facial reconstruction all at the same facility.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A cyclist whose face was severely disfigured by a drunk driver was given a new 3D printed face as the first person to benefit from a new NHS body parts printing centre www.aol.co.uk/news/amazing...
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
#3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery
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As demand exceeds supply in the UK, too many practitioners are wielding needles and knives without the relevant skills writes @marthagill.bsky.social in @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion... #cosmeticprocedures #cosmeticsurgery
Psychiatrists giving facelifts? Cosmetic surgery needs so...
As demand exceeds supply in the UK, too many practitioners are wielding needles and knives without the relevant skills
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October 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
As demand exceeds supply in the UK, too many practitioners are wielding needles and knives without the relevant skills writes @marthagill.bsky.social in @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion... #cosmeticprocedures #cosmeticsurgery
Children’s cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients’ hearts, according to Southampton Consultant Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Nicola Viola www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#UKsurgeons #3Dprinting #heartsurgery
#UKsurgeons #3Dprinting #heartsurgery
3D heart models revolutionise ops, Southampton surgeon says - BBC News
A hospital celebrates the creation of more than 100 heart replicas to help with operations.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Children’s cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients’ hearts, according to Southampton Consultant Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Nicola Viola www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#UKsurgeons #3Dprinting #heartsurgery
#UKsurgeons #3Dprinting #heartsurgery
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Woman spent 12 weeks in hospital and had to be fed through a tube following problems caused by gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#medicaltourism
#medicaltourism
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Woman spent 12 weeks in hospital and had to be fed through a tube following problems caused by gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
#medicaltourism
#medicaltourism
A Newcastle hospital surgeon Sandip Nandhra is leading a first-of-its-kind study that could improve care for a condition that can lead to amputations or even death www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #UKsurgeons
Doctor hopes trial will improve care for 'leading cause of amputations'
Mr Sandip Nandhra is a vascular surgeon hoping to improve care for those at risk of limb amputations due to a blood clot
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October 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A Newcastle hospital surgeon Sandip Nandhra is leading a first-of-its-kind study that could improve care for a condition that can lead to amputations or even death www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #UKsurgeons
Pioneering surgeon Professor Chris Raine MBE - who has done so much to restore the hearing of hundreds of patients across Bradford and the North of England - has had a building renamed in his honour www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/building-at-... #UKsurgeons
October 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Pioneering surgeon Professor Chris Raine MBE - who has done so much to restore the hearing of hundreds of patients across Bradford and the North of England - has had a building renamed in his honour www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/building-at-... #UKsurgeons
Kent woman Katie Mitchell has now lived the longest known time of any UK patient with a combined heart and lung transplant www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved...
#UKsurgeons #transplants
#UKsurgeons #transplants
Katie becomes UK’s longest ever lived combined heart and lung transplant recipient
Katie Mitchell celebrated the 38th anniversary of her transplant a few days ago and passed the previous record in the summer.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Kent woman Katie Mitchell has now lived the longest known time of any UK patient with a combined heart and lung transplant www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved...
#UKsurgeons #transplants
#UKsurgeons #transplants
Health boards are turning to weekend surgeries to reduce long waits as Scotland’s plans for a network of treatment centres are delayed due to funding issues news.stv.tv/east-central... #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes
Inside NHS weekend surgery efforts to cut longest waits
Weekend operations are designed to reduce long waits for surgery - but union chiefs warn it's a 'short-term solution'.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Health boards are turning to weekend surgeries to reduce long waits as Scotland’s plans for a network of treatment centres are delayed due to funding issues news.stv.tv/east-central... #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes
Scientists have hailed a “remarkable” discovery concerning an insect’s plant-cutting mechanism, suggesting it could revolutionise modern surgical techniques www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #surgery
How an insect might change how surgeons operate on the human body
The sawfly’s egg-laying organ, the ovipositor, could help modern surgical techniques
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October 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scientists have hailed a “remarkable” discovery concerning an insect’s plant-cutting mechanism, suggesting it could revolutionise modern surgical techniques www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #surgery
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Please read the @uksurgeons.bsky.social statement on James Gilbert
CBS STATEMENT ON JAMES GILBERT
Oxford surgeon James Gilbert is eligible to return to work this month after serving only a one-year suspension for sexually harassing female colleagues over a period of 13 years.
His case echoes concerning findings.
Our statement www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/128/cbs...
Oxford surgeon James Gilbert is eligible to return to work this month after serving only a one-year suspension for sexually harassing female colleagues over a period of 13 years.
His case echoes concerning findings.
Our statement www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/128/cbs...
October 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Please read the @uksurgeons.bsky.social statement on James Gilbert