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Unregulated correction of tongue tie in first days of life raises concerns amongst paediatric surgeons
Early division of a tongue-tie to improve breast feeding has been increasingly available as an option for a relatively small cohort of infants where the tongue-tie prohibits latching onto the nipple leading to difficulties in establishing breast feeding. Over the past decade, paediatric surgeons in alliance with lactation counsellors and midwives have set up dedicated hospital clinics where this is diagnosed and if necessary divided (without specific anaesthesia), but usually after a few weeks of life.
Cancer Research UK Clinical Fellowships
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Congress 2016 update
Last Friday 1st April we sent out notifications for to those of you who have submitted abstracts for our 2016 Congress. Many thanks to those of you who have confirmed you will be presenting- it's been great to see a steady stream of replies.
RCS recruiting faculty
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is recruiting faculty for some of their courses