Professor Eamonn Rogers has been appointed co-lead of the National Clinical Programme for Surgery (NCPS).

Professor Rogers is a consultant urologist working with the Saolta University Health Care Group and Chairman of the Patient Office of the European Association of Urology. He served as National Clinical Advisor for Urology for the NCPS for the past nine years, leading the development and publication of a model of care for the specialty. 

He follows Professor Deborah McNamara who held the role until her election as President of RCSI in June 2024 and will work alongside fellow co-lead Mr Ken Mealy (Past-President of RCSI).

The aim of the National Clinical Programme for Surgery is to provide a framework for the delivery of safer, timely, accessible, more cost-effective and efficient care for all surgical patients.

NCPS works closely with the other clinical programmes, notably the National Clinical Programme for Anesthesia but also the Acute and Emergency Medicine, and Critical Care programmes. It also works with other clinical programmes, hospitals, hospital groups, specialty bodies, patient advocacy groups and all relevant stakeholders across the health system.

“I am delighted to welcome the appointment of Professor Eamonn Rogers as co-lead of the National Clinical Programme for Surgery. This clinical programme plays a critical role in our health system, allowing the surgical community to work in collaboration to develop standardised care pathways, clinical guidelines and models of care for the patient journey”, said Professor Deborah McNamara, President of RCSI. 

“Eamonn is a very experienced surgeon who brings many years’ experience of policy development and quality improvement to his role as co-lead. I look forward to working with him as he advances the aim of the NCPS to support the delivery of safe, timely, accessible and efficient care for patients.”

Find out more about the work of the National Clinical Programme in Surgery here.