Surgical Skills for Students and Health Professionals
This hands-on, one-day course is designed for medical students preparing to embark on a surgical career, and health professionals working in surgical teams.
Taught in a practical workshop format, this course will teach you how to perform basic surgical skills in a safe environment, working with jigs and animal or synthetic tissue.
With feedback from faculty, you will develop essential skills such as gowning and gloving, skin preparation and draping, suturing techniques and knot tying.
Completing the Surgical Skills for Students and Health Professionals course entitles medical students, foundation and core trainees to 12 months complimentary affiliate membership. After completing your post-course evaluation, apply for membership as normal and the cost will be removed from your basket.
RCS England members receive a 10% discount on this course at the Bjorn Saven Centre in London. Find out if you're eligible to join or transfer.
View a list of our current Surgical Skills for Students and Health Professionals course centres (correct as of May 2020).
- 1 day
- 8.00 CPD Points
Suitability
This course is aimed at medical students. It is also suitable for health professionals who carry out basic skills like knotting and suturing, such as Operating Department Practitioners and Surgical First Assistants. It may also be useful for allied health professionals who are considering moving into a career relating to surgery. SCPs may attend the SSSHP course to contribute to the syllabus requirements for Intraoperative Skills.
Learning Outcomes
Following the course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a safe set of aseptic skills
- Recognise the function, and demonstrate the safe handling, of a basic set of instruments
- Tie a safe and secure knot
- Close a wound safely and appropriately
- Demonstrate safe and appropriate tissue handling
- Identify principles for the safe use of local anaesthetic
Format
Additional Information
Course content
Activities include:
- surgical handwashing
- gowning and double-gloving
- skin preparation and draping
- tying a variety of surgical knots
- handling basic surgical instruments
- interrupted, mattress and subcuticular suturing
- application of local anaesthetic
- excision of skin lesion
- excision of sebaceous cyst
Course materials
As part of the course, you will receive:
- one years’ access to course videos on the virtual learning environment;
- companion handbook with step-by-step instructions for all the skills taught on the course, sections on theatre environment and etiquette, and reflective activities;
- certificate of attendance.
Take a look at a sample Surgical Skills for Students and Health Professionals programme
10% discount on this course for RCS England affiliates and associates
Affiliates and associates benefit from a 10% discount on this course when held at our partner centres.
Your discount will be applied automatically when booking.
Booking Options
Regional SSSHP Courses
25
Jun
2025
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£170
Pricing notes:
Full price: £170
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Broadgreen HospitalThomas Drive
LIVERPOOL
L14 3LB
United Kingdom
josephine.gunnery2@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
0151 7062045
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Full price: £170
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Ms J Gunnery
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15
Nov
2025
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£149
Pricing notes:
Full price: £149
Course Fees:
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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Location:
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustHULL
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
janine.peck1@nhs.net
01482 816672
Instructions:
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Full price: £149
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Ms J Peck
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RCS England Bjorn Saven Centre
24
Jan
2025
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from £180.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £255.00
RCS Affiliates: £229.50
RCS England Members/Fellows: £229.50
RCS England Surgical Associates: £229.50
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
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£180.00 RCS Affiliates: £162.00 |
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01
Mar
2025
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from £180.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £255.00
RCS Affiliates: £229.50
RCS England Members/Fellows: £229.50
RCS England Surgical Associates: £229.50
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
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| Standard Place |
£255.00 RCS Affiliates: £229.50 RCS England Members/Fellows: £229.50 RCS England Surgical Associates: £229.50 |
Book Now |
| Student Place |
£180.00 RCS Affiliates: £162.00 |
Book Now |
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24
Mar
2025
Here is an overview of the programme
from £180.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £255.00
RCS Affiliates: £229.50
RCS England Members/Fellows: £229.50
RCS England Surgical Associates: £229.50
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
You need to allow targeting cookies to view this content. Click the button below to manage your cookie settings and select "Targeting Cookies" on the left hand side.
| Standard Place |
£255.00 RCS Affiliates: £229.50 RCS England Members/Fellows: £229.50 RCS England Surgical Associates: £229.50 |
Book Now |
| Student Place |
£180.00 RCS Affiliates: £162.00 |
Book Now |
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International SSSHP Courses
16
Jan
2025
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£50
Pricing notes:
Full price: £50
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
Ain Shams University Hospital
Location:
Demerdash University HospitalsRamses Street
CAIRO
Egypt
dr_essam@hotmail.com
00201 002023676
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Further information and queries
You can get in touch with us by emailing education@rcseng.ac.uk Please quote your RCS account number in all correspondence.
If your enquiry relates to a course please provide the course name and dates.
We will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Usually this is within a couple of days. Please note we do not work weekends.
Phone us
Call 020 7869 6300 to talk with a member of our team.
We are available to answer calls during our working hours of 8.30am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday and there is a voicemail outside this time.