Beyond a good pair of hands: what patients really value in a surgeon

Surgeons strive for technical mastery, yet patients remember how care felt – challenging us to rethink what we reward, assess and ultimately define as excellence.

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Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Published
2026-04-30
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsbull.2026.61
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Healthcare cost, quality, practices
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Beyond a good pair of hands: what patients really value in a surgeon

M El Boghdady
Bulletin of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Healthcare cost, quality, practices
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Beyond a good pair of hands: what patients really value in a surgeon

M El Boghdady
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Abstract

Surgeons strive for technical mastery, yet patients remember how care felt – challenging us to rethink what we reward, assess and ultimately define as excellence.

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