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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 1d

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

How an insect might change how surgeons operate on the human body

The sawfly’s egg-laying organ, the ovipositor, could help modern surgical techniques

www.independent.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 4d

Shocking case

Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for sharing Mark

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 10d

Please read the @uksurgeons.bsky.social statement on James Gilbert

Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 10d

CBS STATEMENT ON JAMES GILBERT

Oxford surgeon James Gilbert is eligible to return to work this month after serving only a one-year suspension for sexually harassing female colleagues over a period of 13 years.

His case echoes concerning findings.

Our statement www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/128/cbs...

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic event

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 24d

Get 20% off the Day Case Emergency General Surgery - BADS Conference with CBS!

Thursday 4 December 2025

A joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference

Click to book here and use the code hcuk20CBS www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-onli... or email [email protected]

Day Case Emergency General Surgery - BADS conference

A Joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference on Day Case Emergency General Surgery

www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 4d

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

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 5d

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

Hospital Trust using more robotic surgery to help transform care for patients

3 October 2025 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). T...

www.sath.nhs.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 6d

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

markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 6d

Had a great time at the BAAPS 2025 event in London last week! Great to talk all things @uksurgeons and catch up with some top people!

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 6d

Had a great time at the BAAPS 2025 event in London last week! Great to talk all things @uksurgeons and catch up with some top people!

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 8d

A new surgical centre, built to reduce the planned surgery backlog that built up during the pandemic, has now officially opened www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UKsurgeons #waitinglists

Southmead Hospital opens elective surgery centre to ease backlog

The facility will help to clear the elective surgery backlog that built up during the Covid pandemic.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 9d

Patients having planned surgery at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will soon benefit from a new programme designed to speed up recovery, reduce complications and help them get home sooner www.uhnm.nhs.uk/latest-uhnm-... #UKsurgeons

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 10d

CBS STATEMENT ON JAMES GILBERT

Oxford surgeon James Gilbert is eligible to return to work this month after serving only a one-year suspension for sexually harassing female colleagues over a period of 13 years.

His case echoes concerning findings.

Our statement www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/128/cbs...

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 24d

Get 20% off the Day Case Emergency General Surgery - BADS Conference with CBS!

Thursday 4 December 2025

A joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference

Click to book here and use the code hcuk20CBS www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-onli... or email [email protected]

Day Case Emergency General Surgery - BADS conference

A Joint British Association of Day Surgery & HCUK Virtual Conference on Day Case Emergency General Surgery

www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 24d

A UK surgeon has lost a claim that he is entitled to the patent for a blood-flow monitoring device.

www.mlex.com/mlex/article... #UKsurgeons

UK surgeon fails in claim for patent as blood monitor inventor | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

A UK surgeon has lost a claim that he is entitled to the patent for a blood-flow monitoring device. The Intellectual Property Office found that Ali Kordzadeh’s initial proposal and subsequent contribu...

www.mlex.com

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Great article on gender discrimination in UK surgery

Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · Sep 4

CBS Vice President Ruth Waters has co-authored a paper on systemic gender discrimination in UK surgery which has featured in this month’s The Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Read feature from page 298 here publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/epdf/10.... #UKsurgeons @rcsed.bsky.social

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Teen who had controversial surgery to grow 13 inches reveals what she looks like now www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic... #cosmeticsurgery #leglengthening

Teen who had surgery to grow 13 inches reveals what she looks like now

The 31-year-old from Maryland was born with achondroplasia, a genetic condition that most commonly results in short stature.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 29d

Three-quarters of GPs have reported caring for patients who needed additional support after medical tourism in the last year www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news...
#medicaltourism

Three-quarters of GPs report seeing patients with surgical-tourism complications

Two-in-five (43%) had helped at least one patient, with a further 28% seeing between two and nine patients, according to a poll of more than 1,000 GPs.

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 26d

The UK Cabinet reshuffle has seen Glasgow South West MP and transplant and vascular surgeon Dr Zubir Ahmed added to the DHSC health ministerial team www.healthbusinessuk.net/news/0809202... #UKsurgeons

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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 26d

A young mother who gifted herself a BBL surgery for her birthday has tragically died just weeks after her procedure www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n... #BBL #cosmeticsurgery

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 29d

It is a sad truth that mass casualties, high-pressure environments & depleted supplies lead the way in innovating new procedures and processes, many of which are eventually adopted for use in non-combat environments, improving care for civilians worldwide.

Read more www.cbsgb.co.uk/news/126/bey...

Beyond the Frontline: How War Shapes Surgery

McIndoe and Gillies are widely recognised as innovators of wartime plastic surgery, with many of their techniques forming a foundation for its modern practice. Yet, whilst it is true that wartime...

www.cbsgb.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 29d

NHS national medical director Professor Meghana Pandit has said robotic surgery is “quickly becoming the norm” and will help build a health service “fit for the future” www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2099... #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes

NHS robot surgery revolution 'will help cut waiting times'

EXCLUSIVE: The Express watched a lung cancer operation performed with a robotic system that can reduce pain and complications for patients.

www.express.co.uk

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · Sep 8

The new surgical centre at Southmead Hospital will be named in honour of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal www.nbt.nhs.uk/about-us/new...
#UKsurgeons #NHS

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · Sep 4

CBS Vice President Ruth Waters has co-authored a paper on systemic gender discrimination in UK surgery which has featured in this month’s The Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Read feature from page 298 here publishing.rcseng.ac.uk/doi/epdf/10.... #UKsurgeons @rcsed.bsky.social

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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · Sep 2

Excellent initiative

markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Government is planning to use social media influencers to highlight the risks of travelling abroad for cosmetic procedures hellorayo.co.uk/greatest-hit... #cosmeticsurgery #medicaltourism #cosmeticprocedures #TikTok

Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

The Government will use social media influencers to highlight the risks of...

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