Minor surgery courses

Our popular minor surgery courses use state-of-the-art models, instruments and simulated tissues to give full hands-on training and theoretical sessions.

Topics include: Preparation and planning; instruments materials and sterilisation; local anaesthesia; basic surgical technique; epidermal cysts and abscesses; snip, scrape and shave lesions; pigmented lesions; cryosurgery; joint injection techniques and skin cancer.

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Copthorne Hotel Plymouth

Minor Surgery Skills | Entry Level (includes DOPS) - Plymouth

This two day beginners course is a mixture of theoretical and practical sessions and is intended for all GPs who wish to carry out Minor Surgery in their practices. It also includes the Direct Observations of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment.

  • Date

    25 March 2025

  • Start time

    09:00

  • Places left

    32

Radisson Blu Hotel, Perth

RCGP Scotland | 1 day Joint Injections | 13 May 2025

Due to demand, we are hosting two, separate, one-day Joint Injections courses on Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May. This course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses in Scotland working with musculoskeletal patients, who would like to improve their assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, including practical use of corticosteroid joint and tissue injections. This is a highly practical course and consists of a series of short and punchy lectures in the morning, followed by hands-on demonstrations and supervised practice for the rest of the day.

  • Date

    13 May 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    36

Radisson Blu Hotel, Perth

RCGP Scotland | 1 day Joint Injections | 14 May 2025

Due to demand, we are hosting two, separate, one-day Joint Injections courses on Tuesday 13 May and Wednesday 14 May. This course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses in Scotland working with musculoskeletal patients, who would like to improve their assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, including practical use of corticosteroid joint and tissue injections. This is a highly practical course and consists of a series of short and punchy lectures in the morning, followed by hands-on demonstrations and supervised practice for the rest of the day.

  • Date

    14 May 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    39

Radisson Blue Hotel, Perth

RCGP Scotland | 2 day Minor Surgery 2025

This two-day course is open to trainees, General Practitioners and Practice Nurses and will enable attendees to develop the skills required to run a successful minor surgery service in primary care. Topics covered include; minor skin procedures and non-surgical techniques, as well as advice about how to set up a service and the medico-legal and contractual obligations required of those practicing minor surgery.

  • Date

    15 May 2025

  • Start time

    09:30

  • Places left

    42