Welcome to LAPCO

The 2012 Lapco Newsletter provides an overview of our activities and progress, click to view: NEWSLETTER 2012

Since April 2009 a total of over 1,600 Global Assessment Score (GAS) forms from Lapco theatre training sessions have been uploaded to the web site. A total of 139 Consultants are scheduled to complete their training with Lapco, of this total 23% have already been successfully signed off, and a further 28% have been invited to undertake their sign off assessment. The remaining 51% of trainees are still in training who are projected to be invited to be invited to sign off in 2012/2013. In addition, there are now 65 registered trainers in our 11 national training centres coordinated from 35 seperate NHS Trusts in England. This takes the total number of trainees and trainers involved with the programme to 204, which represents over one third of the total number of Colorectal Consultants in England.

With the progression of succesful sign offs a 'post sign off' audit recording database is currently being finalised to ensure that LCS data activity is recorded and analysed for Consultants who have been trained through Lapco.

There are over 100 SPRs who are registered through the Lapco web site who are now using the dedicated SPR Section to record their local training activity using the format of the online Lapco GAS forms. In addition, a Fellow Section has also been established which now has over 500 Fellow GAS forms recorded on line since April 2011. This provides further data analysis on training development for the Education team at Imperial College which Hugh Mackenzie, Clinical Research Fellow is responsible for reporting on. 

The sixth 'Lapco TT'  Train the Trainer 2 day course took place at Basingstoke in January 2012, the next course will be taking place on 30th/31st May at Bradford.  A total of 46 of the 65 registered NTP Trainers have now taken part, or are scheduled to have take part in this course.

For recent publications, see the Department of Health Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer 2011 with reference to Lapco National Training Programme (page 56) and go to 'Programme News' for a summary of the key challenges for cancer in the Government White paper 'Equality and Excellence: Liberating the NHS (July 2010) from Professor Sir Mike Richards at 'Spreading the Winning Principles' Conference.

RELEVANT LCS COURSES (Click bold text for programme)

1.  How to develop your Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery (St Marks, 17th April, 16th October 2012)
2.  NEXT STEPS - Part One Laparoscopic Low Rectal Surgery (Colchester, 25th-27th April 2012)
3. The Laparoscopic Colorectal Journey (Newcastle, 21st-22nd May 2012)
4.  Lapco TT Course (Bradford, 30th/31st May 2012)
5.  NTP Clinical Immersion Course (Bradford, 26th-28th September)
6.  Enhanced Recovery Symposium (St Marks, London 1st June, 26th October 2012)
7.  Lapco TT Course (Colchester, 3rd/4th October 2012)
8.  NTP Live Theatre Masterclass (Basingstoke, 19th October 2012)
9.  Lapco TT Course - Application Form (Manchester, 4th/5th February 2013)
10. NTP Live Theatre Masterclass (Portsmouth, 28th February 2013) 

For enquiries regarding National Training Programme Contact Coordination Office (01752 439845)
National Programme Manager - Laura Langsford (laura.langsford@nhs.net)