Training Centres ~ Nottingham

National Training Programme in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Nottingham University Hospitals (Queen’s Medical Centre Campus) Programme Details

Programme Summary

The Nottingham Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Programme will commence with a 2 day course held in Nottingham (first day to include live operating, team working and skills stations, second day cadaveric course).

After successful completion of this course, candidates will commence live theatre working with our Programme Consultant Leads and their theatre teams. The candidate will complete the programme once they have attained a satisfactory level of competence.

The Nottingham 2 day course has been designed for surgeons and their theatre teams including anaesthetists, theatre nurses etc. Surgeons wishing to join this programme are strongly encouraged to identify members of their theatre team including anaesthetists, ODPS, theatre nurses to attend day 1 of the 2 day course and a theatre nurse to attend day 2 (cadaveric course) and confirm that all participants will active in the whole programme.

Nottingham’s programme is designed for a multiprofessional theatre team and we will provide expert support to candidates and their teams throughout the training period. The level of support required will depend on individual’s level of experience but this may include for example arranging for Nottingham theatre nurses to visit candidates and their teams in their base Trusts to review equipment set up etc.

How to Apply
Interested parties should in the first instance contact the National Programme Co-ordinating Office in Plymouth:

Tania Dorey
Programme Administrator

Unit 7

Scott Building

18 Davy Road, Tamar Science Park

Plymouth
Tel: 01752 439844
Fax: 01752 315053
tania.dorey@nhs.net

Nottingham will be informed by Plymouth of any candidates wishing to join our programme.
We will then make direct contact with the candidates to confirm their application and the programme we are offering. We will then arrange to allocate the candidate and their team a programme start date.

Programme Dates

The programme commences with a 2 day course. Courses will take place:

Please see Cadaver Course section.

Venue for all courses is Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham

Nottingham Contact Details

The Nottingham programme is lead by a dedicated multiprofessional team – please contact us if you would like further details or an informal discussion about the programme:

Mr Austin Acheson, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Austin.acheson@nottingham.ac.uk

Mr Charles Maxwell-Armstrong, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon
Charles.maxwell-armstrong@nuh.nhs.uk

Dr Bryn Baxendale, Consultant Anaesthetist
Bryn.baxendale@nuh.nhs.uk

Fiona Buttery, Senior Laparoscopic Sister
Fiona.buttery@nuh.nhs.uk

Giulia Miles, Centre Manager,
Trent Simulation & Clinical Skills Centre
giulia.miles@nuh.nhs.uk

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