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.

College activities include the activities of the Council and its boards, with particular emphasis on training and education. Outside views are sought from specialty and other clinical groups, deans and managers. Please note that every effort is made by the publishers and editors to ensure that no inaccurate or misleading opinion or statement appears in this journal. They wish to make it clear that the opinions expressed in the articles, correspondence, advertisements, etc. herein are the responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. Further, this publication is copyright of The Royal College of Surgeons of England. All rights reserved.

Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Editor's comment
pp. 2-2(1)
Author: Thomas, W.E.G.

Surgical news
pp. 4-4(1)

Surgical Events
pp. 4-4(1)

Lest we forget
pp. 6-7(2)
Author: Ribeiro, Bernard

Women in Surgery: raising the profile
pp. 8-9(2)
Author: Wynn-Mackenzie, Clare

Representing the College at the three party conferences
pp. 10-11(2)
Author: Woodnick, Mel

Survey finds SAS surgeons 'indispensable but disillusioned'
pp. 12-13(2)
Authors: Sankar, Thangasamy; Clark, David; Clarke, Justine

Clinical academics required to avert training crisis
pp. 14-14(1)
Author: Walls, Angus

College rewards aspiring surgeons
pp. 15-15(1)
Author: Wynn-Mackenzie, Clare

Pioneering research: shaping advances in health care
pp. 16-17(2)
Authors: Coomer, Martyn; Akhavani, Mohammed; Alexander, Nicholas; McLaughlin, Euan

Surviving the exit exam
pp. 18-19(2)
Author: McCarthy, Kathryn

Modernising Medical Careers: a urological workforce perspective
pp. 22-26(5)
Authors: Hellawell, G.O.; Kommu, S.S.; Mumtaz, F.

Advancing education through collaboration: a year in the FGDP(UK)
pp. 27-27(1)
Author: Worker, Charlotte

Managing vascular complications of diabetes
pp. 29-29(1)
Author: Yusef, Waquar

Working for nothing! Payment by results shortfall in an ENT unit
pp. 30-32(3)
Authors: Stimpson, P.; Pezier, T.; Bowdler, D.

Annual Meeting of the Senior Fellows' Society 2nd November 2007
pp. 33-33(1)
Author: Watson, Roger M.

Letters to the editor
pp. 34-35(2)

Treasures from the Library: 52
pp. 36-36(1)
Author: Astridge, Beth

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