The Confederation of British Surgery

CBS is here to help - whatever the reason The Surgical Advisory Service (SAS) has been created by CBS to provide guidance and support to any member of the surgical team facing challenges—no matter the reason. Whether you need assistance with an employment concerns, a medico-legal issue or a bullying/harassment concern, our team of experienced consultant surgeons and specialists are here to help. Backed by the authority of CBS’s registered trade union status, we offer confidential trusted advice. Read how we have already been helping people cbsgb.co.uk/case_studies.a… #UKsurgeons

More patients across the South West are receiving quicker care, with progress being made towards the national goal of treating 92% within 18 weeks exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/26110391.… #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes

Is China’s ‘Alzheimer’s Surgery’ too good to be true? beingpatient.com/is-chinas-alzh… #alzheimers #surgery

Exeter researchers awarded £125,000 to lead national robotic hernia study news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-hea… #uksurgeons #roboticsurgery

A patient avoided major brain surgery after experts performed an operation, believed to be a UK-first, which reached his brain through his eye socket. The procedure, performed by specialists at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust , built on earlier work by the same team, who removed a brain tumour via the eye socket in 2024 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKsurgeons @BBCNews @LeedsHospitals

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has undergone surgery on a back injury which is set to sideline him until next season nytimes.com/athletic/72818… #backsurgery #ManU @nytimes

Health Board representatives are set to face questioning from Pembrokeshire councillors next month regarding alterations to services at Withybush Hospital walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new… #UKsurgeons @walesonline

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) is looking to expand its number of robotic-assisted surgeries to become “a key provider” of the procedures in the region bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery @UHNNHSGroup @BBCNews

England football legend Wayne Rooney hospitalised while making BBC football show and may require hand surgery mirror.co.uk/sport/football… #surgery @BBCNews @DailyMirror

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Are you a surgeon experiencing difficulties? Do you need a helping hand? Whatever the issue is, The Surgical Advisory Service Helpline is here to support you. Simply call 07498 322935 or email advice@cbsgb.co.uk #UKsurgeons

Have a nice weekend all @RoyLilley @FabNHSStuff @ESPRAS_Europe @bjemec @PMFAJournal @BAPRASvoice @BahrsUK @ENT_UK @BFIRSTraining @Liz_ORiordan @MrMarkHenley @BrennanSurgeon @RCSEd @NigelMercer @scarlettmcnally

A desire for a quick fix for Ozempic face highlights the need for urgent reform of the cosmetic surgery sector writes @hlthcaretoday healthcaretoday.com/article/britai… #ozempic #cosmeticsurgery

Researchers from some of the UK’s leading academic institutions have warned that simply hiring more NHS staff will not be enough to reduce surgery backlogs, in research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01… #UKsurgeons #waitinglists

Robert Crawford, Consultant and Honorary Associate Professor in Restorative Dentistry, has been successfully re-elected to Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England ucl.ac.uk/medical-scienc… #UKsurgeons @RCSnews

A new study says surgery may worsen knee osteoarthritis, so what could help? medicalnewstoday.com/articles/surge… #osteoarthritis #surgery

Non-emergency surgery at the Isle of Man's main hospital has been cancelled for the rest of the week due to “significant operational pressures" bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKsurgeons @BBCNews

Patients at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are among the first to benefit from the most advanced robotic surgery technology ever used by the NHS bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery @BBCNews

talkSPORT radio host and former Man Utd footballer Alan Brazil has announced that a recent operation saved his life talksport.com/football/42437… #UKsurgeons @talksport

King Charles tries out newest technology on hospital visit and meets cancer patients who will benefit telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/1… #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons @telegraph