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Outstanding early-career surgeons recognised at RSM Surgery Section event

Two promising early-career surgeons have been recognised at a recent Royal Society of 51¶ÌÊÓÆµ (RSM) Surgery Section event, The Future of Surgical Careers: Opportunities, Challenges and Innovation. Th...

President’s update: December 2017

Black Friday was once the term the emergency services designated for the Friday before Christmas itself, because of the large numbers of inebriated people staggering out of their work parties, and end...

President’s update: January 2018

Co-authored by Simon Wessely and Roger Kirby. Medical manslaughter – unforgivable crime or a recipe for miscarriage of justice? One of the major roles of the RSM is to cover topics that cross discipli...

Development Director to leave for new role but staying involved with the charity

After sixteen years of successful fundraising at the Royal Society of 51¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Paul Summerfield, the RSM's Development Director will be leaving in mid-August to join The Royal United Services Institu...

The RSM launches '21st Century Healthcare', a collaboration with ITN productions

51¶ÌÊÓÆµ and ITN Productions have launched ‘21st Century Healthcare,’ a news and current affairs-style programme which explores the need for a collaborative approach to medicine t...

Prescription costs increase for low-value treatments despite reduction in numbers

Despite a fall in prescription numbers for low-value treatments, the overall cost of prescribing these items in English primary care has risen, according to new research published by the Journal of th...

Covid-19: herd immunity in Sweden fails to materialise

Sweden’s policy of allowing the controlled spread of Covid-19 viral infection among the population has so far failed to deliver the country’s previously stated goal of herd immunity. Commenting on rec...

Professor Humphrey Scott appointed Dean of the Royal Society of 51¶ÌÊÓÆµ

Professor Humphrey Scott has been appointed Dean of the Royal Society of 51¶ÌÊÓÆµ, a leading provider of postgraduate education and learning to the medical profession and wider healthcare teams. He wi...

Preparing for FY1

Find out more about becoming an RSM member and get unparalleled support through your career. Dr Martha Martin graduated from King’s College London in 2016 and is about to complete her first year worki...

COVID-19: UK’s colour-blind vaccine allocation strategy putting ethnic minorities at higher risk of illness and death

Omitting ethnic minorities from the vaccine priority list is putting these groups at a significantly higher risk of COVID-19 illness and death. Public health doctors, writing in a commentary published...