About Us
Who we are
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best- known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speaks for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients. In July 2021 we open the doors to our new building as a modern space that also respects our heritage, a welcoming place for all our members to train, meet or network, wherever they live and work, while respecting our heritage.
What we stand for
Our vision is to see excellent surgical care for everyone, which we will achieve by enabling all our members, in all their diversity, to deliver excellence in everything they do.
What we’re doing
Our new strategy launches in 2021 and aims to refresh the place of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the post-COVID world, in the context of the NHS, the independent sector and global health, but most importantly for surgeons, surgical teams and their patients.
It sets out what we will do to support our members, the wider surgical and dental workforce, patients, the NHS and policy makers to recover from the impact of the pandemic on services, training, standards of care, safety and waiting times, across all the regions of England, the devolved nations of the UK and beyond. It also sets out how we will explore the opportunities of the digital age, and address the challenges of professional specialisation, changing workforce expectations, and a growing demand for surgical interventions, at a time of constrained healthcare resource.
We have a particular focus on promoting diversity, inclusion and fairness in our college and right across the surgical and dental profession. We believe that embracing difference is not just the right thing to do, it can inspire all of us to grow, and it will ensure our profession and our college remains at the forefront of patient care for generations to come.
Learn more about us on our website www.rcseng.ac.uk
