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January 2026
The UK’s sole trade union for surgeons has joined calls from surgical training associations to scrap virtual... Read further
January 2026
As we reflect on the past year, the Confederation of British Surgery (CBS) is proud to share our End of Year Report,... Read further
January 2026
Surgical training in the UK is in trouble, not because of unwillingness to teach, or lack of motivation, but because... Read further
December 2025
Trainee surgeons work up to 100% more hours than 9-5ers
90% report burnout
81.5% report that romantic... Read further
October 2025
The NHS is in crisis; that much is inarguable. Long waiting times; patients struggling to access doctors and dentists;... Read further