Surgeons’ leaders promise to increase respect for SAS colleagues

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has said it will drive a change of mindset in the surgical profession to one that values and respects specialist, associate specialist, and specialty (SAS) doctor colleagues.In a strategy document, Unlocking the potential 2023-2026, the college said that SAS surgeons needed to be used more effectively across the NHS.1The strategy follows a recommendation made in 2021 by an independent review of diversity and inclusion at the college2 which found that SAS doctors felt unsupported by RCS England and their colleagues.The college said that in its work to create the strategy it had identified examples of good practice and heard from SAS surgeons who felt well supported by their teams. “Unfortunately, there remains a huge disparity in the way in which SAS doctors are regarded by their consultant colleagues. Good practice in one hospital department often does not disseminate to a neighbouring…
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