News Archive—September 2023

Recruiting a few Principal Investigators (PI) from Thoracic Centres in the UK

To join for a multi centred study

Dear Thoracic colleagues,   I am writing to inform you this exciting opportunity that we are currently recruiting a few Principal Investigators (PI) from Thoracic Centres in the UK to join us for a multi centred study (please see attached proposal... Read more

29 Sep 2023

SCTS Annual Meeting 2024 preparations in progress

The SCTS Meeting Organisers visit Wales

The SCTS Meeting Organisers in Wales are looking forward to seeing you all in March. Save the date and do not forget to submit your abstracts, deadline 5th November. Registration opens 1st December. Read more

28 Sep 2023

Proposal of multicentred study of whether it is necessary to carry out a routine chest X-ray following chest drain removal after lung resection

Dear Thoracic colleagues, I am writing to inform you this exciting opportunity that we are currently recruiting a few Principal Investigators (PI) from Thoracic Centres in the UK to join us for a multi centred study (please see attached proposal... Read more

25 Sep 2023

RCS England appoints new Director for Northern Ireland

Niall McGonigle

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has appointed consultant thoracic surgeon Mr Niall McGonigle as its new Northern Ireland Director.   The Northern Ireland-born surgeon trained and qualified at Queen’s University of... Read more

22 Sep 2023

Sexual misconduct and harassment in surgery

The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) condemns the unacceptable behaviour reported in the recent British Journal of Surgery study1.  This report focused on the experiences of female surgeons, but all members of the multidisciplinary surgical... Read more

19 Sep 2023