Network solution to child surgery shortfall

Surgery for children faces a future skills crisis with sick children facing unnecessary delays for operations or travelling long distances for routine surgery unless co-ordinated action is taken now by the surgical profession and the NHS, warns the Royal College of Surgeons. New guidance published today (Thursday, July 15th 2010) by the Children’s Surgical Forum calls for the establishment of new networks across NHS boundaries to provide routine surgical services for children in local hospitals.

For the full statement, please see The Royal College of Surgeons of England website.

15 Jul 2010