We would like to say thank you to all the examiners and QA assessors for their dedication to conduct the first CT surgical care practitioners RCS Fellowship/ Diploma examination. It was our privilege to meet the college President and discuss the future of SCPs in...
The Minimally Invasive Techniques working group (CSG 4) of the national cardiac surgery clinical trial initiative are hosting a PPI webinar for a study entitled: Patient preferences for the surgical management of mitral valve repair : A discrete choice experiment...
The Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England has expressed alarm at the practices outlined in a recent paper highlighting the outcomes of a surgical care practitioner (SCP) performing laparoscopic cholecystectomies at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust between...
The MVR for SCPs is held exclusively by RCSEd and RCSEng and provides the opportunity for practising SCPs in the UK to demonstrate to their peers, employers and patients that they are appropriately qualified and working to the standards expected by the two colleges....
Surgical care practitioners are members of the surgery team within the NHS. You'll support surgeons and other healthcare professionals before, during and after surgical procedures. You'll work in an operating theatre, on wards and in clinics. You'll be trained to...