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Update on Cardiac Review

New proposals have been put forward on new standards for congenital heart disease. For further information, click here Read more

22 Jul 2015

Congratulations – A E (Fred) Wood

The Society is delighted to announce the appointment of A E (Fred) Wood as President (Chairman) of the Medical Council of Ireland by the College of Surgeons in Ireland for it’s new term June 2013-May 2018. We extend him congratulations and... Read more

15 Jul 2015

VATS lobectomy rate now at 30%

The provisional 2013-14 SCTS returns for thoracic surgery are now available. We have received data from 3 Scottish units, 28 English, 2 Welsh, 1 Northern Irish and 1 in the Republic of Ireland. 1 English and 4 Republic of Ireland units that have... Read more

23 Jun 2015

Provisional 2013-14 thoracic returns data released

23 Jun 2015

Mycobacterial infections

Public Health England announced on the 10th June that it is working with the NHS, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and NHS England to investigate a small number of mycobacterial infections potentially associated with... Read more

10 Jun 2015

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