Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

ISSN 1473-6357, Online ISSN: 1478-7075

The Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England is published monthly, with the exceptions of August and December. The primary aims of the Bulletin are to keep fellows, members and affiliates of the College informed of all College activities and to provide a forum for the debate of current issues of interest and/or contention within the profession.

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Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Editor's comment
pp. 42-42(1)
Author: Thomas, W.E.G.

Surgical news
pp. 44-44(1)

Africa Revisited
pp. 46-48(3)
Author: Ribeiro, Bernard

How would you define 'a good dentist'?
pp. 49-49(1)
Author: Pocock, Ian

The College's role in future medical regulation
pp. 50-51(2)
Authors: Taylor, Irving; Clark, Dave

Current issues on CCHDS
pp. 52-52(1)
Author: Altman, Keith

Raven Education Courses
pp. 53-53(1)

Microsurgery training courses in Singapore
pp. 54-55(2)
Authors: Power, Dominic; Tan, Simon

Surgical training in the United States
pp. 56-57(2)
Author: Nicholson, Craig A.

Launching the Specialist Library for Surgery, Theatres and Anaesthesia
pp. 58-59(2)
Authors: Homer, Kate; Bishop, Tom

NEW START: the UK SLNB training programme - a progress report
pp. 60-61(2)
Author: MacNeill, Fiona

would you like to see yours?
pp. 62-64(3)
Authors: Antoniou, A.; Saunders, M.P.; Bourner, R.; Crouch, L.

The need for surgical cover in a district general hospital with no emergency surgical intake
pp. 65-65(1)
Authors: Singh, I.; Collins, R.E.C.; James, A.

The implications of providing patient-friendly letters in the outpatient clinic
pp. 66-67(2)
Authors: Hall, M.J.; Edwards, T.J.; Ashley, S.; Walker, A.J.; Cosgrove, C.; Wilkins, D.C.

First College member conquers Everest
pp. 68-69(2)
Author: Towell, Elaine

The Data Protection Act: six years on and still poor compliance
pp. 70-72(3)
Authors: Peck, C.N.; Fehily, M.J.; Howcroft, D.W.; Johnson, D.S.

Notices
pp. 73-73(1)

Letters to the editor
pp. 74-75(2)

Treasures from the Museum
pp. 76-76(1)
Author: Hughes, Jane

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