Professor Keith Roberts, the author of the leading article discusses the articles in this important area. We also talk to Professor Steven Wexner about the possibilities and limitations of social media when used in the field of surgical science.

Wendy Barnaby talks to Professor John Reynolds about national registries for oesophagogastric cancer and issues from the December 2016 issue of BJS

Three authors discuss their articles on biofilm formation, vaccines and glucose levels from the special issue on surgical infections