This course teaches the practice of minor skin surgery techniques, including a range of joint injections and non-surgical techniques as set out in the GMS contract for primary care minor surgery.
At the end of the course, you will take home improved practical skills and be aware of medico-legal and contractual obligations required of those practising minor skin surgery. You will be able to apply evidence based practice in the detection and management of common skin lesions including melanoma. And most importantly, you will be able to apply these skills to improve the provision of minor skin surgery in primary care.
This course complies with the new NHS England DOPS (Direct Observation of Practical Skills) requirements for minor surgery training. You will be assessed against Level 2 competencies and certification will be provided at the end of the course.
Topics include:
Estate & Facility requirements for performing Minor Surgery, including CQC regulations
Training on the standard Minor Surgery surgical equipment and how to use it
Training on the various suture sizes, materials and properties for minor surgery
Assessing patients suitability for Minor Surgery on the NHS, deciding what size, location and depth to place the incisions
How to measure and draw the surgical ellipse
Anticipating problems and complications, and taking appropriate consent
Anatomy of the skin, and how this relates to which sutures to use
Measuring up and administration of location anaesthetic, including ring block and field block
How to excise the surgical ellipse
Training on simple interrupted suture technique
Training on skin cleaning, shaving patient, how to use the assistant and when to take sutures out
Training on deep dermal suture technique
Training on vertical mattress suture technique
Training on horizontal mattress suture technique
Identifying and excising an epidermal ellipse
Training on NHS contract for providing Minor surgery
How to identify and excise a lipoma
Upper limb joint injection training
Lower limb Joint injection training
Subcuticular suture training
How to achieve haemostasis including use of diathermy
How to treat and excise an ingrown toenail
How to do cryotherapy, and when is it indicated
How to take punch biopsy
How to excise lesions using the snip, shave and curettage techniques
How to identify lesion type, and how now to miss skin cancer
Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom
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