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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 50m
Scott McTominay resumes Napoli and Scotland training after heart surgery www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... #heartsurgery #Scotland @bbcsport.xmirror.bot
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Scott McTominay: Napoli & Scotland midfielder resumes training after corrective heart procedure
Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay returns to training at Napoli following his recent heart surgery.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 53m
A teenager has had tissue from his testicles removed and retransplanted in the hope of still being able to have children after chemotherapy in a pioneering procedure news.sky.com/story/pionee... #UKsurgeons #cancersurgery
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'Pioneering' surgery means young cancer patient may have children
Testicular tissue was taken and frozen in 2023 when the boy was aged 16, before he had chemotherapy, which was needed ahead of a bone marrow transplant for a serious blood disorder.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Manchester United star reveals surprise injury recovery method after ACL surgery www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba... #ACL #ManUnited #surgery
standard.co.uk
Man Utd star reveals surprise injury recovery method after ACL surgery
Manuel Ugarte is set to miss the vast majority of this season after undergoing knee surgery
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Study finds timing of deep brain stimulation surgery crucial for Parkinson’s nrtimes.co.uk/timing-of-de... #parkinsons #brainsurgery
nrtimes.co.uk
Timing of deep brain stimulation surgery crucial for Parkinson's, study finds
Earlier DBS was linked to slower cognitive decline in people with Parkinson's disease carrying a GBA1 genetic mutation, a study has found.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Delighted to announce that we are an official partner for The Surgeon Show 2027! You can now register your interest in attending The Surgeon Show 2027, taking place at the Business Design Centre, London on Friday 19 February 2027 at the link below events.surgeonshow.com/event/f44be1... #UKSurgeons
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Health officials have set out how patients affected by the pause in gender-affirming surgery in Wales will have their care reviewed nation.cymru/news/review-... #UKsurgeons #surgery
nation.cymru
Review process set out for patients affected by gender surgery pause
Nation.Cymru staff Health officials have set out how patients affected by the pause in gender-affirming surgery in Wales will have their care reviewed. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said pa...
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Radiotherapy ‘comparable’ to surgery for certain prostate cancer patients www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr... #prostatecancer #surgery
icr.ac.uk
Radiotherapy ‘comparable’ to surgery for certain prostate cancer patients
Radiotherapy ‘comparable’ to surgery for certain prostate cancer patients
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has become the first hospital in East Anglia and one of only a small number of NHS organisations nationwide to successfully carry out three major robotic colorectal cancer resections in a single day www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/nor...
nationalhealthexecutive.com
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital hits huge robotic surgery milestone | National Health Executive
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has become the first hospital in East Anglia
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/09/25/r... #brainsurgery
news.liverpool.ac.uk
Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery - University of Liverpool News
Radiotherapy halves the risk of brain tumour returning after surgery
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brain tissue removed during surgery reveals potential way to curb inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10... #alzheimers
medicalxpress.com
Brain tissue removed during surgery reveals potential way to curb inflammation linked to Alzheimer's
Inflammatory conditions in the brain, including traumatic brain injury and degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, could be targeted with an existing drug thanks to new research that shows it can work...
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A Dagenham woman has become the first patient to undergo gallbladder surgery using the new Sentire robotic surgical system at an Essex hospital www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2660170... #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons
ilfordrecorder.co.uk
Dagenham patient first to undergo surgery using new NHS robotic system
A patient has become the first to undergo surgery using a new robotic system.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Manchester United icon Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he was “terrified” when returning to Old Trafford for the first time following brain surgery in 2018 www.espn.co.uk/football/sto... #brainsurgery #MUFC
espn.co.uk
Sir Alex Ferguson was 'terrified' about Old Trafford return after brain surgery
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he was "terrified" when returning to Old Trafford for the first time following brain surgery in 2018.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🚨 FREE WEBINAR 🚨 Neurodivergent Surgeons: Neurodiversity, Surgery and Reasonable Adjustments Speaker: Mr. James Henderson, Consultant Plastic Surgeon Date: 20th October 2026 Time: 7pm - 8pm More details and sign up here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8e1432... #UKsurgeons #neurodiversity
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Man who had 6 open heart surgeries for rare condition celebrates organ donor www.organdonation.nhs.uk/news/man-who... #UKsurgeons #heartsurgery
organdonation.nhs.uk
Man who had 6 open heart surgeries for rare condition celebrates organ donor
A man who was born with a rare heart condition and had 6 open heart surgeries is celebrating the power of organ donation.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cutting edge surgical robot for Hammersmith Hospital www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/new... #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons
imperial.nhs.uk
Cutting edge surgical robot for Hammersmith Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has invested in a cutting edge Da Vinci robot for Hammersmith Hospital, as part of plans to expand our robotic surgery programme.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One in four surgeons (24.5%) feel existing surgeon specific peer support is inadequate, according to a survey www.healthcare-management.uk/surgeons-sur... #UKsurgeons
healthcare-management.uk
One in four surgeons say surgeon specific peer support inadequate
The findings came as The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) launched the next phase of its surgeon peer-support improvement programme (SUPPORT2)....
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New research shows exercise before surgery improves outcomes and shortens recovery time theconversation.com/exercise-bef... #surgery
theconversation.com
Exercise before surgery improves outcomes and shortens recovery time – new research
Pre-surgery exercise has benefits, whether it is supervised or home-based. But professional supervision can help patients achieve higher exercise intensities.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A targeted form of radiotherapy is as effective as surgery for prostate cancer and has fewer side effects, a study has found www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... #prostatecancer #surgery
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ESSENTIAL FREE WEBINAR - THIS WEEK! Job Planning 30 September 2026 - 7PM The latest CBS webinar will provide an overview of NHS surgical job planning, focusing on how job plans are structured, negotiated, and reviewed events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ae2110... #UKsurgeons
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The CBS team will be helping to mark 100 years of British neurosurgery at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons conference on 13 October. Come meet our team at the QEII Centre! www.sbns.org.uk/event-calend... #UKsurgeons #neurosurgery
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Professor Bhaskar Somani, a consultant urological surgeon at University Hospital Southampton (UHS), has become the first urologist from the UK to receive the Christian Chaussy Award. www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/2657214... #UKsurgeons
dailyecho.co.uk
UHS surgeon becomes first UK urologist to win prestigious award
A surgeon has become the first urologist of the UK to receive the Christian Chaussy Award.
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Could a new procedure make leg lengthening more common? www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #leglengthening
nbcnews.com
New procedure could make leg lengthening more common
NBC News was granted rare access to a cosmetic surgery that has long been shrouded in secrecy. Our team spoke with a man getting his second leg lengthening surgery using new technology that's getting ...
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Suffolk firefighter to run half marathon after surgery www.eadt.co.uk/news/2656838... #UKsurgeons
eadt.co.uk
Hero firefighter to run half marathon five years after life-saving heart surgery
Firefighter Joe Munro, from Blyford, will run the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October, after heart surgery, to raise funds for the British Heart…
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Young patients coming to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH) for an operation can now see exactly what to expect thanks to a new video created with the help of a patients www.sussexexpress.co.uk/your-world/n... #UKsurgeons
sussexexpress.co.uk
New video helps children feel ready for surgery at QVH
See the latest news from Your World at https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/your-world
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A major milestone in surgical innovation has been marked with the official opening of the Norfolk and Norwich Institute of Robotic Surgery at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/nor... #UKsurgeons #roboticsurgery
nationalhealthexecutive.com
Norfolk and Norwich Institute of Robotic Surgery opens to transform patient care | National Health Executive
A major milestone in surgical innovation has been marked with the official opening of the Norfolk and Norwich Institute of Robot
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Breast services review to take place following shocking revelations www.healthcare-management.uk/breast-servi...
healthcare-management.uk
Breast services review to take place following shocking revelations
An extraordinary meeting will be held this week following shocking revelations that 20 women needlessly had their breasts removed while under the care of County...
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A review of cases by an NHS Trust has discovered that 20 women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered “excessive surgery” www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
NHS trust damning review reveals 20 women unnecessarily had breasts removed
Many others suffered serious harm due to the medical mishap
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Would you like to better understand the pension tax issues that could affect your retirement plans? 🚨 WEBINAR 🚨 Are pension tax rules putting your retirement plans at risk? Date: 6th October 2026 Time: 7pm Duration: 60 minutes my.demio.com/ref/Sq8oWKj0... #UKsurgeons #pensions
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Men on weight loss drugs are driving a cosmetic surgery boom for full body makeovers www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #cosmeticsurgery #ozempic
independent.co.uk
Men on weight loss drugs are driving a plastic surgery boom for full body makeovers
This trend reflects a broader evolution in male attitudes toward cosmetic work
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Surgeons say people are using chatbots for advice on what cosmetic procedures to get and using their AI-generated dream face as a template for surgery www.itv.com/news/2026-09... #cosmeticsurgery #UKsurgeons
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
AI bots cause chaos for cosmetic surgeons as patient expect to look ‘unreal’ nypost.com/2026/09/06/l... #cosmeticsurgery #AI
nypost.com
AI bots cause chaos for plastic surgeons as patient expect to look ‘unreal’
As AI continues to alter our world, it’s quite literally changing the face of cosmetic surgery.
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hundreds of women have required ongoing care from district nurses or ‘extensive’ corrective surgery following complications from unregulated cosmetic procedures, experts have warned during a parliamentary meeting www.nursinginpractice.com/clinical/wom... #cosmeticsurgery #cosmeticprocedures
nursinginpractice.com
Women needing ‘ongoing district nurse care’ after cosmetic procedure complications
Hundreds of women have required ongoing care from district nurses following complications from unregulated cosmetic procedures.
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markhenley.bsky.social @markhenley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The father of a 20-year-old British woman who died following weight loss surgery in Turkey has told @itvnews.bsky.social he is “never going to get answers” www.itv.com/news/2026-09... #medicaltourism #cosmeticsurgery
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Elective Orthopaedic Centre at Orpington Hospital has become the first NHS centre in South East London to introduce robot-assisted surgery www.kch.nhs.uk/news/orpingt... #roboticsurgery #UKsurgeons
kch.nhs.uk
Orpington Hospital introduces robotic-assisted surgery for bones and joints - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Robot-assisted surgery to help speed up recovery time
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A £121m state-of-the-art health hub designed to cut NHS Wales waiting times could deliver around 3,000 operations every year www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n... #UKsurgeons #waitingtimes
walesonline.co.uk
New £121m NHS Wales hub to cut waiting times with six new operating theatres
The hub is expected to help ensure no patient in the region waits longer than 36 weeks for treatment by 2030
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Woman who spent months sleeping in a chair due to debilitating back pain returns to the golf course after spinal surgery www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2655675... #UKsurgeons #spinalsurgery
chesterstandard.co.uk
Former nurse, 79, returns to golf course following spinal surgery
A FORMER nurse has returned to the sport that she loves after transformative spinal surgery.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
US Open champion rushed for emergency surgery days after lifting title www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis... #surgery
mirror.co.uk
US Open champion rushed for emergency surgery days after lifting title
The tennis star went under the knife just days after lifting the trophy at Flushing Meadows.
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BAAPS and The European Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ESAPS) are combining their flagship meetings on 1-3 October 2026 and CBS will be in attendance! Come see us on our stand to learn more about what we’re doing and sign up! baaps.org.uk/asm/default.... #UKsurgeons
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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
yourharrogate.co.uk
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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
bbc.co.uk
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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
eyewire.news
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
European registry shows continued improvements in cataract surgery outcomes www.news-medical.net/news/2026091... #cataracts #surgery
news-medical.net
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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
cbsgb.co.uk
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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...
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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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Could astronauts get cataract surgery on Mars? Scientists test eye implants in space www.euronews.com/next/2026/09... #cataracts
euronews.com
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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
carbonbrief.org
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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
oxfordmail.co.uk
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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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Clinical Services Journal has published a CBS feature on job planning for surgeons including an interview with CBS Executive Board Member Peter Sedman
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Confederation of British Surgery @uksurgeons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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
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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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