HOW WE ARE CHANGING

International Women's Day (IWD) is an annual global celebration on 8 March that shines a spotlight on important issues including gender equality, and highlights the achievements of women worldwide. This year’s theme of #EmbraceEquity inspired us to highlight highlights six ways we’re embracing equity and working to create a surgical culture where everyone feels ...

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In summer 2022 we commissioned the Nuffield Trust to conduct an independent review of the impact of parental or caring responsibilities on pursuing a career in surgery. The Nuffield Trust has now published their findings and made a number of recommendations. We are now working on consolidating these with those from our own report and reviewing our ...

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We welcomed our new 2023 cohort of surgeons onto the Emerging Leaders programme today. Among them was Michaella Cameron, an ENT Registrar on maternity leave, who brought along her four-month old baby to the welcome day at the College. Michaella says: “Now a first time mum, I am particularly interested in working on barriers that ...

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We have partnered with AccessAble to create detailed Access Guides to all our rooms and examination spaces in our London HQ. The Guides include facts, figures and photographs to help visitors and staff plan their journey to and around the College, covering everything from parking facilities and lifts to walking distances and accessible toilets. We ...

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Following a pilot with two trusts in autumn 2022, we will be launching a national workforce census this spring. The census is designed to capture the size and activity of the workforce, to inform future planning, as well as identifying the concerns and difficulties experienced by surgeons and their teams. It will allow us ...

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The Bulletin's primary goal is to amplify the voice of the entire surgical community – cultivating diversity and innovation. One way we aim to achieve this is by raising awareness and discussing key issues within the profession. Therefore in September 2022, we launched Culture Matters. A regular column shining a light on problems such ...

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We are pleased to announce that following a competitive process, 12 surgeons have been welcomed into our 2023 Emerging Leaders Programme. Read more about our Emerging Leaders and why they applied.Our refreshed Emerging Leaders programme aims to encourage women and non-binary people to become familiar with, and subsequently apply for, leadership roles within the surgical ...

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