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Blackburn
TSS Blackburn 8-10 September 2022 2022 will be remembered in perpetuity. We were at an organ recital, part of the Alan Green lecture by our Blackburn host Andrew Evans, when we learnt that the Queen had died that afternoon. … Continue reading
Constitution
1 Name of Society The Society will be called the “Travelling Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland” (previously the Travelling Surgical Club, Travelling Surgical Society of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). 2 Aims To visit surgical centres at home … Continue reading
Belfast
Belfast, meaning “rivermouth of the sandbanks”) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Lagan; it had a population of 333,871 in 2015. By the early 1800s the former town was home to a … Continue reading
Ashford (Middlesex)
The town of Ashford lies between Staines in Middlesex and London Heathrow Airport. Many of the patients treated there work at the airport or for the airlines. Bronze Age artefacts have been found in Ashford, giving rise to the name … Continue reading
Ian Chetter 2010
This is a somewhat unusual twist on a travelling fellowship report, not written by the travelling fellow, but by his partner. It provides a different perspective on the award and on the Travelling Surgical Society! When my partner, a busy … Continue reading
David Macafee 2010
I travelled to Cuba and Barbados with the TSS in March 2010, having applied for a Price Thomas Fellowship the previous November. This was a very generous award that enabled unique insights into these two countries and the opportunity to … Continue reading
A guide for TSS hosts
Our organisation was founded in 1924 by a group of British surgeons who had worked in France during the First World War in the Casualty Clearing Stations of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Meeting surgeons from elsewhere they realised that … Continue reading
Editorial 2006
Spring 2006 saw us in Berlin, visited for the fourth time but the first since the unification of Germany. The autumn visit to Ashford, Middlesex, was the first to that hospital, uniquely close to Heathrow Airport, and our programme capitalized … Continue reading
Editorial 2007
2007 was the year of the Pig, with its auspicious omens. It was certainly a year of novelty and experimentation for the Travelling Surgical Society, both at home and abroad. For the first time in one year there were three … Continue reading
Obituaries
It is always sad to report the death of members of the Travelling Surgical Society. However, it also affords an opportunity to reflect on the (often major) contribution that they have made to the art and science of surgery. Some … Continue reading
