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College Leadership
RCSEd elects new President
Clare McNaught
Clare McNaught
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has elected Dr Clare McNaught as its new President.
Dr McNaught, who will become the College’s very first female President, will take up the role in November. She will succeed Professor Rowan Parks when his three-year term comes to an end later this year.
Dr McNaught is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. She has been Vice-President of RCSEd since 2022 and has held College roles including examiner, Regional Surgical Ambassador for Yorkshire, Founder and Chair of the Younger Fellows Committee, editor of Surgeons’ News and Council member.
Professor Parks commended Dr McNaught on her appointment.
“I’d like to congratulate Clare on this fantastic achievement,” he said. “In her role as Vice President, Clare has demonstrated a clear strategic vision, and I am positive the College will continue to thrive over the coming years under her leadership.
“It’s been an honour and a privilege to serve as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, representing a wide range of talented and committed members all over the world, whose hard work and innovation has helped advance the global surgical landscape. I wish Clare every success in her new role.”
Dr McNaught called the appointment an “honour” and set out the priorities for her tenure. “Being elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is both a profound honour and an exciting challenge,” she said. “I am deeply grateful to Professor Rowan Parks for his exceptional leadership and the remarkable legacy he leaves behind.”
She continued: “During the last 14 years, the College has been a huge part of my life and I have enjoyed supporting our young surgeons and dentists through their careers. In my tenure as President, I want to continue to support our membership and, in particular, our volunteer network, which works tirelessly on behalf of the College to uphold our high professional standards.”
Data
Review and enhance your surgical practice with NCIP
The National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) currently includes the following specialties: ENT, general surgery, gynaecology, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), orthopaedic surgery, paediatric surgery, spinal surgery, surgical dermatology, thoracic surgery, urology and vascular surgery.
If you are a consultant from one of these specialties, you can access personal dashboards for all your NHS activity, including NHS activity carried out in the independent sector. To support clinical leadership, specialty clinical leads, medical directors and responsible officers have enhanced access, covering all the consultants for whom they are responsible.
Other NHS staff can see provider-level NCIP data in the Model Health System – just go to the specialty you are interested in and click on the clinical procedure cards.
Developed by clinicians, for clinicians, the NCIP free data platform was developed as part of the Getting It Right First Time programme. It is based on HES and ONS data, so there is no need to submit data to be included and the content is updated automatically every quarter.
With NCIP you can:
- Review your own surgical activity and trends.
- Compare against national benchmarks.
- Track changes over time.
- Support your appraisal and revalidation.
- Strengthen your Clinical Excellence Award applications.
- Identify potential areas for sharing innovative practice.
It is vital that the data is clinically meaningful so all the dashboards have been developed by NCIP’s clinical leads, working in conjunction with other clinicians. They have been endorsed by each of the relevant specialty associations.
“Patient safety and quality outcomes rely on clinicians monitoring and reviewing their practice and results,” said RCSEd President Professor Rowan Parks. “NCIP enables this to be undertaken as a clinical team and compared with national standards, or it can be performed as a personal reflection to support learning and development, appraisal and revalidation.”
If you are a surgical consultant, please email england.ncip@nhs.net for your personal login details.
You can read more about NCIP at https://gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/ncip
International
RCSEd holds enagagement event in Puducherry
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Tim Graham, College Vice President, explains Affiliate College membership
Tim Graham, College Vice President, explains Affiliate College membership
Local and regional surgical trainees at the event
Local and regional surgical trainees at the event
The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) has named Professor James Field its Chair. The announcement comes after the recruitment process closed in April.
Field is a Professor of Dental Education and Restorative Dentistry based in the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff.
He has been engaged with the delivery of education for more than 20 years. Professor Field was involved in the inaugural FDT Standards Committee and also helped to develop the original Standards for Dental Trainers. In addition, he heads the taskforce for the Association for Dental Education in Europe’s Graduating European Dentist curriculum.
Professor Field has also received a number of awards, including the Principal Fellowship of Advance HE, a National Teaching Fellowship and Fellowship with the Academy of Medical Educators.
In his educational research, Professor Field’s interests include the use of simulation, reflective practice, resilience and coping, and curriculum reform.
Professor Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, welcomed the appointment.
“I am delighted that Professor James Field has been appointed to the role of Faculty of Dental Trainers Chair and look forward to working with James to nurture, promote, advocate and support everyone involved in dental training,” he said. “James has a substantial pedigree in dental training and brings a richness of experience and enthusiasm to the role.”
Meanwhile, Dr Sarah Manton stepped down from the role of Director of the FDT last month. She had held the role since the FDT’s inception in 2016.
As well as her role as Director, Dr Manton was also an examiner and Deputy Chair for the Advisory Board for the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery examination. In addition, she was Vice Dean for the Faculty of Dental Surgery from 2014 to 2018.
The RCSEd said Dr Manton left a “substantial legacy” and “inspired the training journeys for countless members of the dental team”.
College Leadership
RCSEd elects new President
Clare McNaught
Clare McNaught
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has elected Dr Clare McNaught as its new President.
Dr McNaught, who will become the College’s very first female President, will take up the role in November. She will succeed Professor Rowan Parks when his three-year term comes to an end later this year.
Dr McNaught is a Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. She has been Vice-President of RCSEd since 2022 and has held College roles including examiner, Regional Surgical Ambassador for Yorkshire, Founder and Chair of the Younger Fellows Committee, editor of Surgeons’ News and Council member.
Professor Parks commended Dr McNaught on her appointment.
“I’d like to congratulate Clare on this fantastic achievement,” he said. “In her role as Vice President, Clare has demonstrated a clear strategic vision, and I am positive the College will continue to thrive over the coming years under her leadership.
“It’s been an honour and a privilege to serve as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, representing a wide range of talented and committed members all over the world, whose hard work and innovation has helped advance the global surgical landscape. I wish Clare every success in her new role.”
Dr McNaught called the appointment an “honour” and set out the priorities for her tenure. “Being elected President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is both a profound honour and an exciting challenge,” she said. “I am deeply grateful to Professor Rowan Parks for his exceptional leadership and the remarkable legacy he leaves behind.”
She continued: “During the last 14 years, the College has been a huge part of my life and I have enjoyed supporting our young surgeons and dentists through their careers. In my tenure as President, I want to continue to support our membership and, in particular, our volunteer network, which works tirelessly on behalf of the College to uphold our high professional standards.”
Data
Review and enhance your surgical practice with NCIP
The National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP) currently includes the following specialties: ENT, general surgery, gynaecology, neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), orthopaedic surgery, paediatric surgery, spinal surgery, surgical dermatology, thoracic surgery, urology and vascular surgery.
If you are a consultant from one of these specialties, you can access personal dashboards for all your NHS activity, including NHS activity carried out in the independent sector. To support clinical leadership, specialty clinical leads, medical directors and responsible officers have enhanced access, covering all the consultants for whom they are responsible.
Other NHS staff can see provider-level NCIP data in the Model Health System – just go to the specialty you are interested in and click on the clinical procedure cards.
Developed by clinicians, for clinicians, the NCIP free data platform was developed as part of the Getting It Right First Time programme. It is based on HES and ONS data, so there is no need to submit data to be included and the content is updated automatically every quarter.
With NCIP you can:
- Review your own surgical activity and trends.
- Compare against national benchmarks.
- Track changes over time.
- Support your appraisal and revalidation.
- Strengthen your Clinical Excellence Award applications.
- Identify potential areas for sharing innovative practice.
It is vital that the data is clinically meaningful so all the dashboards have been developed by NCIP’s clinical leads, working in conjunction with other clinicians. They have been endorsed by each of the relevant specialty associations.
“Patient safety and quality outcomes rely on clinicians monitoring and reviewing their practice and results,” said RCSEd President Professor Rowan Parks. “NCIP enables this to be undertaken as a clinical team and compared with national standards, or it can be performed as a personal reflection to support learning and development, appraisal and revalidation.”
If you are a surgical consultant, please email england.ncip@nhs.net for your personal login details.
You can read more about NCIP at gettingitrightfirsttime.co.uk/ncip
International
RCSEd holds engagement event in Puducherry
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Tim Graham, College Vice President, explains Affiliate College membership
Tim Graham, College Vice President, explains Affiliate College membership
Local and regional surgical trainees at the event
Local and regional surgical trainees at the event
The RCSEd Faculty of Dental Trainers (FDT) has named Professor James Field its Chair. The announcement comes after the recruitment process closed in April.
Field is a Professor of Dental Education and Restorative Dentistry based in the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff.
He has been engaged with the delivery of education for more than 20 years. Professor Field was involved in the inaugural FDT Standards Committee and also helped to develop the original Standards for Dental Trainers. In addition, he heads the taskforce for the Association for Dental Education in Europe’s Graduating European Dentist curriculum.
Professor Field has also received a number of awards, including the Principal Fellowship of Advance HE, a National Teaching Fellowship and Fellowship with the Academy of Medical Educators.
In his educational research, Professor Field’s interests include the use of simulation, reflective practice, resilience and coping, and curriculum reform.
Professor Grant McIntyre, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, welcomed the appointment.
“I am delighted that Professor James Field has been appointed to the role of Faculty of Dental Trainers Chair and look forward to working with James to nurture, promote, advocate and support everyone involved in dental training,” he said. “James has a substantial pedigree in dental training and brings a richness of experience and enthusiasm to the role.”
Meanwhile, Dr Sarah Manton stepped down from the role of Director of the FDT last month. She had held the role since the FDT’s inception in 2016.
As well as her role as Director, Dr Manton was also an examiner and Deputy Chair for the Advisory Board for the Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery examination. In addition, she was Vice Dean for the Faculty of Dental Surgery from 2014 to 2018.
The RCSEd said Dr Manton left a “substantial legacy” and “inspired the training journeys for countless members of the dental team”.
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