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23 Feb 2017 NHS Digital releases statistics for NHS Breast Screening Programme, England 2015-16 Today (23rd February 2017) NHS Digital released the statistics for the NHS Breast Screening Programm...

17 Feb 2017 New draft guidance from NICE on use of Intrabeam system of intraoperative radiotherapy The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) welcomes the recent draft guidance from NICE on the use of t...

19 Jan 2017 ABS statement regarding funding for breast balancing surgery The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), BAPRAS and Breast Cancer Care support a woman’s right to ha...

13 Jan 2017 RCS urges surgeons to apply for cosmetic surgery certification to improve patient safety The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is launching a new new system of certification today which will ...

12 Jan 2017 Multidisciplinary Team Meetings are under growing pressure The increasing number of patients being discussed at expert cancer meetings means that specialists a...

18 Nov 2016 Post-operative radiotherapy for breast cancer: UK consensus statement from the Royal Colle... With support from the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), The Royal College of Radiologists has pro...

28 Oct 2016 Breast Cancer Now calls on the Secretary of State for Health to clarify who is responsible... Breast Cancer Now is calling on the Secretary of State for Health to intervene and clarify who is re...

11 Jul 2016 RCS Bulletin on new Surgical Specialties ABS members may be interested to read the article on new surgical specialties in this month's RCS En...

12 Feb 2016 ABS Statement regarding Mr Ian Paterson Mr Ian Paterson FRCS, a general and breast surgeon, who worked at the NHS Solihull Hospital, Little ...

26 Oct 2015 Silimed Implants Update The MHRA has issued a medical safety alert in relation to Silimed implants as of the 25th September ...