Huge congratulations to Scarlett McNally, who has been made an OBE for services to medicine, surgery and the NHS. Professor Scarlett McNally is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon who served as Deputy Director at the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC). #UKsurgeons #Honours

Foreign-born doctors and nurses put off by antagonism by politicians towards migrants, media coverage of immigration, racist abuse of international medical graduates by NHS colleagues and racist aggression by patients toward minority ethnic NHS staff www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #UKsurgeons

University of Cambridge Professor of Transplant Surgery, Michael Nicholson, receives an OBE for services to transplantation in the King’s New Year Honours www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/transpl... #UKsurgeons

South Korea to end cosmetic surgery tax break that fuelled the country’s medical tourism boom amp.scmp.com/week-asia/he... #cosmeticsurgery #medicaltourism

A new study shows that 3D-printed models tailored to each patient improve cancer surgery www.newswise.com/articles/3d-... #3Dprinting #surgery #cancersurgery

The Shelford Group has launched a programme to deliver comprehensive surgical robotics training across multiple platforms to trainees for the first time www.healthcare-management.uk/surgical-rob... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery

Man who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers during the mass shooting at Bondi Beach is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and hand www.reuters.com/world/asia-p... #surgery #bondiattack

Surgeons have warned the Government’s pledge on waiting lists will be ‘near impossible’ without investment in operating theatres and surgical staff www.healthcare-management.uk/near-impossi... #UKsurgeons

A plaque to commemorate pioneering female surgeon Margaret Glen Bott is planned for a building in Nottingham www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons

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A Cheshire grandmother has become the first person in Europe to undergo treatment for suspected early-stage cancer using a robot to perform surgery www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/2566859... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery

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BLOG: CBS reacts to new report which shows the true, non-financial cost of training on surgeons, with over 80% reporting significant and potentially devastating effects on close relationships www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/130/all... #UKsurgeons

Woman who flew to Turkey for “mummy makeover” after seeing an advert for the clinic on Instagram almost died after developing sepsis www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/i-went-... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery #BBL

So many great people!

Scots woman who travelled to Lithuania for a face and necklift says she “regrets it” after it left her with hearing loss and a “lopsided” mouth www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis... #cosmeticsurgery #medicaltourism

Cancer treatment that allows patients to avoid surgery has been given approval for NHS use www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new... #UKsurgeons #cancer

Busy first day for CBS press officer @tingys.bsky.social at the @baprasvoice.bsky.social Congress in Belfast yesterday! Great to see so many CBS members!

New research shows that avoidable knee replacement operation cancellations are costing the NHS millions and increasing waiting times www.healthcare-management.uk/cancelled-kn... #waitingtimes #UKsurgeons #kneesurgery

Experts have warned that the NHS needs to cut its elective waiting list by more than half to achieve the government’s 18-week target www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #waitinglists #UKsurgeons

Patients have been left in pain while others have faced delays receiving critical medication amid chronic staff shortages at a major NHS trust, The Independent can reveal www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

A Wolverhampton breast surgeon has been appointed honorary secretary of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS). Dr Raghavan Vidya of the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said she was proud to take on the role at the association www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #breastsurgery

A registered nurse has authored the UK’s first nurse-led plastic surgery recovery journal www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2561181... #plasticsurgery

Archaeologists have discovered a rare iron tool that the Celts used to perform cranial surgery 2,300 years ago www.livescience.com/archaeology/... #surgery

Doctors from Scotland and the US have completed what is thought to be a world-first stroke procedure using a robot www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #roboticsurgery

Extraordinary stuff. Thanks for sharing @uksurgeons.bsky.social

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A man who confronted the attacker who stabbed a number of people on a train in England over the weekend has been left with severe knife wounds which will likely require plastic surgery www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/202... #plasticsurgery #trainattack

Had a great time at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting. Caught up with so many great surgeons and great friends!

A mum-of-one suffered a cardiac arrest on the operating table during a liposuction and tummy tuck procedure in Turkey www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery

Mr Jonathan Hannay, Consultant Surgeon at NHS Golden Jubilee, has been named winner of the Global Citizenship Award at Scotland’s Health Awards 2025 www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news/news/20... #UKsurgeons

The UK’s largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre has been opened in Winnersh, near Reading. The facility provides training for surgeons from around the world to use the da Vinci surgical system. Read more www.bbc.com/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery

Great to see our President @markhenley.bsky.social represent CBS at the East Midlands Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Society (EMPRASS) Regional Audit Meeting. And great to see so many talented surgeons coming together to share ideas, issues and anecdotes!

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has performed its 10,000th robotic-assisted surgical procedure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery

VIDEO: BBC team meets the medical teams using mixed reality environments to rehearse life or death surgeries www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p... #UKsurgeons #VR #AI

A cyclist whose face was severely disfigured by a drunk driver was given a new 3D printed face as the first person to benefit from a new NHS body parts printing centre www.aol.co.uk/news/amazing... #3Dprinting #UKsurgeons #reconstructivesurgery

As demand exceeds supply in the UK, too many practitioners are wielding needles and knives without the relevant skills writes @marthagill.bsky.social in @observeruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/news/opinion... #cosmeticprocedures #cosmeticsurgery

Children’s cardiac surgery has been revolutionised by the development of 3D-printed models of patients’ hearts, according to Southampton Consultant Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Nicola Viola www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #3Dprinting #heartsurgery

Woman spent 12 weeks in hospital and had to be fed through a tube following problems caused by gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608... #medicaltourism

A Newcastle hospital surgeon Sandip Nandhra is leading a first-of-its-kind study that could improve care for a condition that can lead to amputations or even death www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e... #UKsurgeons

Pioneering surgeon Professor Chris Raine MBE - who has done so much to restore the hearing of hundreds of patients across Bradford and the North of England - has had a building renamed in his honour www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/building-at-... #UKsurgeons

Kent woman Katie Mitchell has now lived the longest known time of any UK patient with a combined heart and lung transplant www.organdonation.nhs.uk/get-involved... #UKsurgeons #transplants

Health boards are turning to weekend surgeries to reduce long waits as Scotland’s plans for a network of treatment centres are delayed due to funding issues news.stv.tv/east-central... #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes

Scientists have hailed a “remarkable” discovery concerning an insect’s plant-cutting mechanism, suggesting it could revolutionise modern surgical techniques www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #surgery

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Will the NHS 10-year plan resolve inefficiencies and cut waiting lists, or is it simply paying lip service? Read our latest blog www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/129/fit... #NHS

Patients are benefiting from quicker recoveries with more operations now being assisted by a state-of-the-art surgical robot at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) www.sath.nhs.uk/news/hospita... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery

Our President @markhenley.bsky.social meeting the cream of the plastic surgery world at BAAPS 2025