Editorial

On the 23rd May the Royal College of Surgeons (England) hosted a NIHR Trauma Research Workshop that scoped the NHS priorities for research in the field of trauma care. As our military colleagues have demonstrated so effectively, particularly in the recent conflict in Afghanistan, Consultant Plastic Surgeons placed at the forefront of operative triage and first debridement have a powerful role in optimising patient outcomes and the efficiency of care pathways. Plastic Surgeons placed at the heart of definitive primary surgical care further enhance the functional restitution and cosmetic optimisation that can let patients regain the purpose and self-worth that are so necessary for holistic wellbeing and socioeconomic stability.

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