This #IWD2025, we’re celebrating you, the women who make up our amazing community. Tag a mentor, colleague or friend who has helped you on your surgical journey. #AccelerateAction

Wishing Raiyyan Aftab every success as the new ASiT President 🙌 We’re excited to work together in the year ahead. A big thank you to Roberta Garau for your dedication and leadership—it’s been a pleasure working with you. #ASIT2025

Professionalism is not just about technical execution but the way we treat one another. The new edition of Good Surgical Practice sets the standard for quality in surgery, reinforcing the values, skills and behaviours that define our profession: ow.ly/vqHa50VlzZg

As we strive for surgical excellence, we continually learn and develop, whether it's refining our technical skills, understanding new innovations or training the next generation. Good Surgical Practice serves as a resource through every stage of our careers.

The 2025 UK surgical workforce census is now open. It’s quick, confidential and vital for driving real change. Your input has already influenced government talks on shortages, wellbeing & training. Have your say before 23 June: ow.ly/CrKW50VKns4

Please spend a few minutes completing the census, so that we can best represent the true state of surgery.

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Times journalist Martin Samuel’s claim you need to be a “big guy” to be an orthopaedic surgeon is absurd. He ignores the skill, training and breadth of female talent in orthopaedics - and disrespectfully uses a female surgeon’s private history to make his misguided points 1/3🧵

Please read this response to the disappointing piece in The Times and The Sunday Times These outdated views undermine all the efforts from The Royal College of Surgeons of England to promote diversity and inclusion

Read our statement on The Times article on female orthopaedic surgeons from our Women in Surgery Chair Felicity Meyer, Vice President Vivien Lees, and our President Tim Mitchell 👇 x.com/WomenSurgeonsU…

'As we harness the benefits of new technology, we must not forget the patient in the room. Too often, I hear patients say that they felt as though the doctor was more interested in the computer on the desk than in what they had to say.' 🙏 Tim Mitchell publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/10.1308/rc…

Thank you Esther McLarty JCST Bala Piramanayagam Gaurav for an insightful symposium on Portfolio Pathway ASGBI 2025.Very grateful Tim Mitchell for attending & enlightening with The Royal College of Surgeons of England support and Jonathan Epstein Christian Macutkiewicz 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) Dimitris Damaskos for support for SAS doctors

Congratulations to Sala Abdalla on a truly inspirational Moynihan Lecture ⁦ASGBI⁩ ⁦The Royal College of Surgeons of England⁩ ⁦Christian Macutkiewicz 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him)⁩

An absolute honour to deliver the The Royal College of Surgeons of England Hunterian lecture at the ASGBI international Congress in Edinburgh today on our novel dug discovery pipeline for acute pancreatitis. Overjoyed that my family could attend. Thank you jonny sun Christian Macutkiewicz 🏳️‍🌈 (he/him) Tim Mitchell Dimitris Damaskos 🙏🏼

This evening we're joined by some of our remarkable past and present Emerging Leaders to celebrate 10 years of the programme and the impact it's had on their careers 🙌

🚨 Just announced 🚨 Professor Dame Professor Dame Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer for England, is joining Women at the Cutting Edge on 17 October. As a leader in respiratory science and genomics, she’s shaping the future of personalised medicine. Book now: ow.ly/rYxt50W8tpp

Ahead of the 10-Year Plan we spoke to BBC News (UK) about slow progress to bring down waiting times. Tim Mitchell said: "The NHS is changing course, but the sails still lack wind…serious underinvestment in infrastructure like operating theatres over the years is hampering efforts."

Ready for something new? Announcing the Future of Surgery Festival, your chance to explore bold ideas, test the latest tech & hear from voices shaping the profession in the UK's first festival of surgery. 20–21 April 2026 | ICC Birmingham ➡️ ow.ly/HEeq50WrgGc

2026 SRS Annual Meeting will take place on 8th&9th January 2026 and is now accepting abstract submissions across all surgical subspecialties. To learn more about the meeting, and submit abstracts scan the QR code or visit the link below surgicalresearch.org.uk/2026-annual-me…