Clinical Skills

The Clinical Skills Centre is designed to provide innovative and challenging education and training using state of the art facilities.  We are able to offer a wide range of surgical training at the centre. These include courses for regional training funded by NHS England and a number of other courses open for those to attend from across the world. It allows clinicians to develop their skills in invasive procedures to ensure the best possible patient care

Our centre utilises fresh frozen cadaveric material to reproduce the exact clinical anatomy and we are licenced by the HTA (Human Tissue Act) and accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of UK

The following equipment is available for training:

• Resuscitation mannequins
• Cannulation arms and pads
• Diabetic retinopathy trainer
• Ear diagnostic trainer
• Male and female pelvic trainers
• Laparascopic trainers
• Chest drain simulator
• Spinal injection trainer
• Knot tying jigs
• Central line trainer
• Procedicus MIST - a virtual reality endoscopic simulator validated for assessment of surgical skills.

 

Our multidisciplinary training room comprises:

• Surgical skills stations for endoscopic surgical training
• A live link to operating theatres and PGEC lecture theatre
• Videoconferencing links
• Wall mounted projection screen and LCD data/video projector
• DVD, CD and CD-ROM playback
• Internet and intranet access
• Induction loop for the hearing impaired
• Additional inputs for external audio, video and computer equipment
• Ultrasound imaging equipment

Maximum capacity: 25 people