News Archive

From the President's Desk

Operating, Advocacy, Collaboration, AGM

It’s been another rewarding week, for the Society and for me personally. I enjoyed 2 operating lists and a weekend on call! The range of thoracic cases, from a technically extreme resection for metastatic disease, to more straightforward... Read more

30 Jun 2025

From the President’s Desk

Reflections from the June Executive Meeting

It was a very hot day, London basked in blue skies and heat. Our offices are on the 4th floor of the Royal College of Surgeons and thankfully there was shade and air conditioning. Here, the SCTS Executive Committee convened for its hybrid summer... Read more

23 Jun 2025

From the President's Desk

This week’s operating lists included a redo thoracotomy with completion lobectomy for recurrent cancer after a previous segmentectomy. The patient had been operated on elsewhere, and re-entering the chest highlighted the variations in surgical... Read more

16 Jun 2025

From the President's Desk

Limbering Up, the Media and Bagpipes

The Week in Theatre: Cases and Recovery We all have busy weeks — this one was mine. An 11-day on-call stretch ended with a flourish: a segmentectomy turned completion lobectomy, two rib fracture stabilisations, and a bloody bronchoscopy for a... Read more

9 Jun 2025

From the President’s Desk

Holding the Fort: Thoracic Surgery and Society Work Over Half Term

FRCS(CTh) Success and Support Warm congratulations to all candidates who were successful in the specialist FRCS(CTh) examination. This is a demanding test and a significant milestone — we share your pride in achieving it. To those who were not... Read more

2 Jun 2025