Applications for our full and partially funded #Scholarships are now open. Information about the Scholarships we are offering can be found on our website - edinburghsurgeryonline.com/scholarships.

ASiT and the Surgical Specialty Training Organisations have released a joint statement in response to a recently published in The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England What should be the #priorities in delivering surgical care? Share with us your thoughts 🔗

Excited to welcome our new Roux regional reps elected for 2024-2026!

A year of superb training with Sarath N comes to an end along with my core surgical training. Would highly recommend the NHS Lanarkshire urology CST post with exposure to both General Surgery and Urology. Onwards and upwards with ST3 General Surgery in NHS Fife

🚨 Don’t forget to get your tickets for the AUGIS Roux training morning! augis.org/Events-Webinar…

#northernlights #edinburgh

BBC Radio 4 Today There is a surgical training emergency; over 460 trainees having their training extended, most commonly in T&O for lack of performing key procedures. What is being done to ensure access to training opportunities in these hubs? #NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow Saffron Cordery (saffroncordery.bsky.social)

Given that we know that coercive control is something insidious and manipulative and that people often don’t realise they have been victims until years later, the Assisted Dying Bill is an enormous threat to vulnerable people. There are no adequate safeguards here.

This is disingenuous at best Doctors are choosing not to be unemployed. They’re choosing to keep the lights on and put food on the table. That’s what they’re “choosing” #medtwitter

The Leng review needs to consider the impact of the physician associate role on training opportunities for resident doctors. I didn't get a response on this from the minister last week, so will be pursuing rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media…

Registrations and abstract submissions for our Roux Weekend 2025 will open next week!! Watch this space for more exciting information including the programme, courses, and….our new venue!! Where will you be presenting this year? 👀 #Roux2025

🚨 ROUX WEEKEND 2025 🚨 Is coming to… LIVERPOOL 📍 Scroll down for exciting new programme with top tier international speakers, pre-conference courses and a charity run along the famous Liverpool waterfront! ⚠️ deadline for abstract submission is January 31st ⚠️ #Roux2025

This year’s #Roux2025 theme is ‘Surgeons Without Borders’ - we start off with a series of talks on leadership, overcoming self-doubt, eco-surgery amongst others! Follow us on X LinkedIn Instagram for regular updates and don’t forget to register!

'Resident doctors aiming for surgical careers are missing out on vital theatre experience'. At the @asitofficial conference, Tim Mitchell calls on the UK government to ensure their training review protects essential surgical training opportunities. 1/2

Pancreatic Cancer UK AUGIS Adam Peckham-Cooper Alan Askari Spaces at The Spine Krish Menon BTS GBIHPBA Patricia M Ortega BOMSS Neuroendocrine Cancer UK #NotJustNECancer PANCREAS SOCIETY GBI Chetan D Parmar Arul Immanuel Arfon Powell Giovanni Marchegiani HPD (HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery Padova) EPC-Europ Pancr Club YOUPPIE Pancreas And with that #Roux2025 comes to a close! Thanks to our wonderful speakers and sponsors for helping us make it happen, and Spaces at The Spine NovotelPaddingtonVillage for hosting. To our delegates we hope you had a lovely time in #Liverpool Look out for the feedback 🔗 to get your certificates!

I am a doctor who will refuse to be involved in assisted suicide in any way. What will the government do? Lock me up, along with thousands of other doctors?

Still some places available The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh bariatric course in June. services.rcsed.ac.uk/events-courses… Low cost hands on course. TUGSS BOMSS Clinical Surgery Edinburgh Surgery Online The Roux Group

MSP Jeremy Balfour MSP: I am only here today because someone came to help me shower and dress. I could imagine feeling like a burden. I have spoken to other disabled people who feel the same. This could be very dangerous if assisted suicide is made legal.

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re pleased to introduce the new Roux Group Committee for 2025-2026! 🎉 A passionate team of future leaders in academic surgery, ready to inspire, innovate, and represent surgical trainees across the UK. Stay tuned — big things ahead! 👇

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