Mayor of Greater 91直播 opens new training hub for surgeons
The Mayor of Greater 91直播, Andy Burnham, will officially open the Royal College of Surgeons’ new Outreach hub at The University of Manchester Innovation Centre today (6 June). The new hub will give the RCS a full-time, staffed presence in the North and Midlands.
Andy Burnham will attend a launch event alongside Professor Derek Alderson, President of the RCS, members of its council, its regional representatives in the North and Midlands, and guests from the University of Manchester. Professor Robert Bristow, an expert in the progression and treatment response of prostate cancer at the University, will also speak at the event.
The role of the RCS Outreach Hub North and Midlands office is to support members, regional volunteers and surgical societies. RCS faculty members will also deliver the College’s wide range of educational courses and practical workshops for surgeons and other medical professionals at all stages of their careers, using the state of the art facilities at the 91直播 Surgical Skills and Simulation Centre (MSSSC) at the university.
The RCS has listened to the views of it’s over 25,000 members in the UK and internationally, and sought to setup a permanent home for the RCS outside of London, where its headquarters are.
Mayor of Greater 91直播, Andy Burnham, said:
“I’m incredibly proud that the Royal College of Surgeons has chosen to make 91直播 its home in the North and Midlands. Greater 91直播 is already leading the way as the first city-region in the UK to take control of its combined health and social care budgets. We want our model for health and social care to be an inspiration for the rest of the country.
“By establishing a new base in our city and at the University of Manchester in particular, it confirms that 91直播 is viewed as a centre of innovation and excellence. We look forward to welcoming the many exceptional surgeons and medical professionals that the Royal College of Surgeons trains and supports to our wonderful city.”
Professor Derek Alderson said: “We are very pleased to be able to launch RCS North and Midlands today with the Mayor of Greater 91直播. We hope 91直播, and our members, will see it as a sign of our commitment to developing surgical skills, and innovation, throughout the country. The University of Manchester’s excellent facilities allow us to offer the wide range of cross-specialty training and professional development courses surgeons and other medical professionals have come expect from the RCS at the highest possible standards.”
Professor Peter Clayton, Head of the School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester said: “The role that the Royal Colleges play in benefiting patients and healthcare in the UK is immeasurable and the University is honoured and delighted that the College has chosen to partner with us to deliver a significant portion of its education programme and to establish a hub for the North and Midlands. For the surgeons who will pass through these doors, the value of being able to update their skills and the opportunity for the RCS to train more junior colleagues in a simulated environment will make a significant contribution to the skills of these professionals."
By establishing a new base in our city and at the University of Manchester in particular, it confirms that 91直播 is viewed as a centre of innovation and excellence. We look forward to welcoming the many exceptional surgeons and medical professionals that the Royal College of Surgeons trains and supports to our wonderful city.
The partnership with The University of Manchester has come about as the RCS embarks on a major redevelopment of its London home, limiting the courses it can provide in its own buildings for the next three years.
The RCS is redeveloping its ‘Barry-designed’ grade II* listed building as part of , which will see the redeveloped space become a modern and light facility, providing the best education, examination and research resources for the nation’s surgeons. The project will refurbish and maintain the historic façade and library.
The RCS also announced a partnership with St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the start of this year, enabling its education courses to be delivered at St George’s and establishing a hub for the south of England.
The full list of surgical and dental courses that the Royal College of Surgeons offers is .