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Actor wins theatre festival award after fearing she might never be able to learn lines again following brain surgery www.yourharrogate.co.uk/local-news/h... #UKsurgeons #neurosurgery
Harrogate actor wins festival award after brain surgery
A Harrogate actor has won a theatre festival award after fearing she might never be able to learn lines again following brain surgery.
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A cataract patient waiting for more than four years for an operation has said she cannot read, watch television, cross the road alone or drive www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #cataracts #UKsurgeons
Anger in Jersey over long delays for cataract surgery
A woman whose eyesight is "severely compromised" says four operations have been cancelled.
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The NHS will deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across more than 100 operating theatres in London as part of its largest test of the technology www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... #UKsurgeons #AI
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A standardised preoperative binocular tolerance test accurately predicted whether laser blended vision surgery would benefit a patient undergoing LASIK eyewire.news/news/simple-... #surgery #lasersurgery
Simple Test Predicts Success of Laser Surgery - Eyewire+
Key Takeaways Research presented at the 44th Congress of the ESCRS found that a simple preoperative test using a phoropter could accurately pred
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European registry shows continued improvements in cataract surgery outcomes www.news-medical.net/news/2026091... #cataracts #surgery
European registry shows continued improvements in cataract surgery outcomes
A total of 363,039 cataract surgeries performed in 12 European countries in 2024 have been recorded in the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO), accordin...
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In a new edition of our ‘A Day in the Knife’ series Talhah Bin-Islam, GEM 2 medical student at the University of Nottingham, and a member of the CBS Student Committe, explains how he got started in his career www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/146/a_d... #UKsurgeons
A DAY IN THE KNIFE: “I’m still learning to balance myself”
Talhah Bin Islam, 24, from London, married, GEM 2 medical student at the University of Nottingham, and a member of the CBS Student Committe, explains how he got started in his career; “I’ve always...
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A supporter of the campaign to save services at the South West Acute Hospital in Northern Ireland has spoken of facing the consequences of the removal of emergency general surgery fermanaghherald.com/2026/09/swah...
SWAH campaigner sees surgery crisis from other side - The Fermanagh Herald
Enniskillen woman Eileen Drum has spoken of being transferred from SWAH to Altnagelvin for emergency surgery after suffering an internal bleed.
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Could astronauts get cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space www.euronews.com/next/2026/09... #cataracts
Cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space
The research team sent 135 unpackaged artificial lenses to the International Space Station, where they spent around six months exposed to conditions in low-Earth orbit before returning to Earth for an...
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More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, @carbonbrief.org has reported www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-mor... #UKsurgeons #UKheatwave
Revealed: More than 1,000 NHS operations cancelled due to record UK heatwaves - Carbon Brief
More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, Carbon Brief can reveal.
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7-year-old boy becomes one of the youngest patients in the UK to undergo a rare and complex pancreas surgery www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2653174... #UKsurgeons
Oxfordshire boy, 7, undergoes rare life-changing pancreas surgery
Charlie Skidmore, from Oxfordshire, received the pioneering treatment at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) in March.
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Clinical Services Journal has published a CBS feature on job planning for surgeons including an interview with CBS Executive Board Member Peter Sedman
Glioblastoma surgery may inadvertently make the cancer left behind more resistant to immune attack by triggering a wound-healing response around the tumor, according to a new study analyticalscience.wiley.com/content/news... #cancersurgery
Brain cancer: Immunotherapy first, surgery afterwards - 2026 - Wiley Analytical Science
The largest repository of validated, free and subject-focused e-publications and online seminars in analytical science covering latest techniques, equipment, original research, editorials, and industr...
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Researcher helps develop ‘super elastic’ springs used in world-first baby surgery www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... #surgery
Researcher helps develop ‘super elastic’ springs used in world-first baby surgery - Durham University
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An eight-year-old has become one of the youngest people in the UK to undergo a rare life-saving pancreas procedure www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons
Oxfordshire boy can 'enjoy being a child again' after rare surgery
Charlie becomes one of the youngest people in the UK to undergo a rare life-saving pancreas procedure.
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A robotic water jet assisted by AI is helping men with enlarged prostates regain their quality of life www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #AI #prostatecancer
How AI-assisted water jet surgery is transforming prostate care
AI-assisted Aquablation surgery helps men with enlarged prostates recover faster and avoids risks.
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Patients of disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel were left with “horrific” disabilities following his operations, a former MSP has told an inquiry news.sky.com/story/patien...
Patients left with 'horrific' disabilities after surgery at hands of disgraced Sam Eljamel, inquiry told
Sam Eljamel was a consultant neurosurgeon at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee from 1995 until his suspension in 2013. He is thought to have harmed as many as 200 people.
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A baby boy with a rare skull condition is doing well a year after becoming the first in the world to be given a new type of treatment. One-year-old Rory Potter was diagnosed with severe sagittal craniosynostosis, external shortly after he was born www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons
World-first surgery for Chesterfield baby's rare skull condition
Rory Potter, who is now one, had new "super elastic" springs inserted to reshape his skull.
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Napoli footballer Scott McTominay’s recovery timeline revealed ahead of ex-Man United star’s heart surgery www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/footba... #heartsurgery #MUFC
Scott McTominay's recovery timeline ahead of ex-Man United star's heart surgery
A Napoli club chief has shared more information on former Manchester United star Scott McTominay's upcoming surgery and expected recovery time
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Study finds that weight-loss surgery improves menstrual health and PMOS symptoms www.femtechworld.co.uk/news/fertili... #bariatricsurgery
Weight loss surgery improves menstrual health and PMOS symptoms, study finds
Weight loss surgery was linked to more regular periods and fewer polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) symptoms in women aged 18 to 45 living with obesity in a recent study. The researchers ...
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Ruth Waters, Vice-President of CBS and consultant plastic surgeon, discusses her life and career including COVID, treating service personnel injured in Afghanistan and battling breast cancer in our latest A Day in the Knife interview. www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/147/a_d... #UKsurgeons
A DAY IN THE KNIFE “For anyone considering a career in surgery, my message is one of unreserved encouragement. It is an extraordinary privilege”
For Ruth Waters, 67, Vice-President of CBS, a consultant plastic surgeon from Winchester, Hampshire, and married mother of two, a career in medicine was not something that happened by chance. Her...
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Surgeon at centre of concerns about children’s spinal surgery resigns www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/... #spinalsurgery
Surgeon at centre of concerns about children’s spinal surgery resigns
Departure of Dr Connor Green from Temple Street hospital comes three years after worries were flagged about surgeries he conducted
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Petition calling for gender-affirming surgery pause to be lifted passes 10,000 signatures nation.cymru/news/petitio... #surgery
Petition calling for gender-affirming surgery pause to be lifted passes 10,000 signatures
Nation.Cymru staff A petition calling for the immediate resumption of gender-affirming surgery for NHS patients in Wales has attracted more than 10,000 signatures in less than 48 hours. The Senedd pet...
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The death of a man in Essex has prompted a warning about the potential risks of progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum (PPP) www.echo-news.co.uk/news/2652482... #UKsurgeons #surgery
Man's death at Essex hospital sparks warning for medical procedure
Glen Edward Robert Jay died on March 8, 2025, after undergoing progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum (PPP) at Broomfield Hospital.
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Surgeons at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent have become the fastest in the UK to master the use of the latest robot-assisted surgery www.itv.com/news/meridia... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
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Football star Scott McTominay vows to be back for Scotland soon ahead of heart surgery www.heraldscotland.com/sport/265182... #heartsurgery
Scotland & Napoli star McTominay insists 'I'll be back soon' ahead of heart surgery
Scotland & Napoli star Scott McTominay insists 'I'll be back soon' ahead of heart surgery
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Woman whose life changed direction at the age of 40 after surviving brain surgery has won the top award at a drama festival www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/... #UKsurgeons
Remarkable Harrogate woman talks about 'life-changing' moments after brain surgery
A remarkable former Harrogate businesswoman woman whose life changed direction at the age of 40 after surviving brain surgery has won the top award at a drama festival.
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A man has donated part of his liver and bowel to his six-year-old son in an “extremely rare” transplant www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... #UKsurgeons #transplants
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Welsh Gender Service surgery referrals suspended amid concerns over referral rates nation.cymru/news/welsh-g... #surgery
Welsh Gender Service surgery referrals suspended amid concerns over referral rates
Nation.Cymru staff Referrals for gender-affirming surgery through the Welsh Gender Service have been suspended after concerns were raised about significantly higher referral rates than those seen in E...
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New surgical centre opens at Musgrove Park Hospital in Somerset www.healthcare-management.uk/surgical-cen... #UKsurgeons
New surgical centre opens at Musgrove Park Hospital
The Keir built King's Building, which includes eight operating theatres, six endoscopy rooms and a 22-bed intensive care unit, is designed to create additional capacity...
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ESSENTIAL FREE WEBINAR - BOOK NOW! Job Planning: Structure, negotiation and review 30 September 2026 - 7PM Register now events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ae2110... #UKsurgeons
