That’s a hard no on consent from me.✋🏼 If I need my gallbladder removed, I’ll have a fully qualified doctor do it thank you very much. I’d like to understand the informed consent procedures used in these cases - what did patients understand SCPs to be? pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38660827/

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 🔗

We thank The Royal College of Surgeons of England for this clear statement, with safe surgical practice and trainees at its core SCPs have a well defined scope of practice: performing parts of a lap cholecystectomy with or without supervision has never been acceptable We are thankful for the reminder to

“Surgical care practitioners should not undertake laparoscopic cholecystectomies.” Our Council has expressed alarm about the potential safety risks to patients & impact on training of recently described practices. Read more here: rcseng.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Rouleaux Club, in collaboration with Vascular Society is delighted to announce the Averil Mansfield Award for Trainer of the Year. Nominations are now open, visit our website for more details or complete the form below. surveymonkey.com/r/LDLNNDJ

Pleased to see our paper on prevalence and impact of smoking after AAA repair has been chosen for editor’s choice in this EJVES issue! Read here 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs…

It’s dangerous to blur the lines between doctors and PAs (not doctors/no medical degree). This kind of practice is illegal and what GMC should protect the public against. NHS England must rethink the #itsaGPthing campaign entirely.

Don't miss this latest #EJVESVA on "Prevalence of Smoking and Impact on Peri-Operative Outcomes After Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair" #aortaed Robert Hinchliffe @JoseeRijn Petar Zlatanović Elective infrarenal AAA repairs in the UK 2014-21 were studied (n=26 916): 22% were

🚭NEW surgical digest 🚭Time to tackle tobacco smoking in surgical patients ➡️doi.org/10.58974/bjss/… "Despite the success of other public health policies in reducing smoking over the past 20 years, tobacco remains the leading cause of premature, preventable death in the UK and

🎉Rouleaux Club Essay Competition 2024 🎉 Make sure to enter our Annual Essay Competition! Winning entries will be published in Journal of Vascular Societies GB&I More details via our website - rouleauxclub.com/resources/care…

🚨 Final week to enter our essay competition 🚨 Topics include AI in vascular surgery, robotic surgery in the UK, and subspecialisation. Don't miss your chance to win prizes & get published! 📅 Deadline: Midnight 30th September 2024. 👉 Learn more: rouleauxclub.com/resources/care…

Great to see UK trainees represented in the prize session at ESVS. ⁦Vascular Society⁩ ⁦Circulation Foundation⁩

In case you missed it, the #EJVES 2024 Best Research Letter award was given to "Antithrombotics in Atherosclerotic Renal and Mesenteric Arterial Disease: A Systematic Review" #ESVS2024 Robert Hinchliffe Chris Twine ESVS doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs…

🎉 Exciting news! CLARITY-Trial is officially open for recruitment! A huge congratulations to North Bristol NHS Trust ,Chris Twine , Research at North Bristol NHS Trust and the entire team for being the first site to open yesterday and for randomising the first participant in the trial today!

Extremely humbled, honored, and delighted to receive this award! Thank you to ASiT and all the excellent trainers who have taught me over the years.

🏆 Nominations are now OPEN for the Averil Mansfield Award – Vascular Trainer of the Year 2025! Know an inspiring trainer who goes above and beyond? Nominate them now 👇 🔗 surveymonkey.com/r/TrainerofYear

Two major effectiveness-driven randomised trials coming soon (early 2026) across the UK. If your site wishes to join, please DM me/us.

This is why Resident doctors in England are taking a stand against the Government - it’s time to pay us what we're worth. Support us on the picket lines 📢 25 to 30 July #PayRestoration #DoctorsStrike bma.org.uk/residentspay