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Learn to offer a safe, cost-effective and up to date minor surgery service.
Our most up to date Minor Surgery Course. Delivered to you as bitesize lectures, step by step tutorials, and close-up demonstrations. We ship the training materials to you. Learn, practise and get assessed (inc. DOPS) by our tutors in your own time, and at your own pace.
The Minor Surgery Distance Course is an on-demand online alternative to our 2 Day Minor Surgery Course.
It is delivered by highly experienced GPs and Primary Care surgeons, ensuring that a community focus and context are maintained throughout. They are supported by plastic, orthopaedic, and dermatological surgeons, ensuring we always teach the most recent, relevant, and evidence-based practices.
The Minor Surgery Distance Course begins with a series of punchy and entertaining lectures, where we cover practical tips, useful advice, and all the key safety information you need. This is followed by detailed video demonstrations and interactive virtual practice sessions, allowing you to learn and refine your skills in a simulation environment, at your own pace.
Completion of this Minor Surgery Distance Course will:
– Teach you how to setup a safe, cost-effective and modern minor surgery service
– Give you the ability to accurately diagnose and treat a range of skin lesions and conditions
– Train you when to choose and how to perform correct excision methods
– Equip you with a range of simple and advanced wound closure techniques in a simulated environment
– Give you the confidence to begin operating
NHS Primary Care Practitioners wishing to perform (and get paid for) surgical procedures under the Minor Surgery Directly Enhanced Service (“the Minor Surgery DES”) must submit evidence of appropriate ongoing training, including confirmation that a Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Assessment has taken place.
As part of this course, you will be prompted to upload photos of your incisions, excisions & sutures, which will be assessed by our tutor team.
This DOPS Assessment will be noted on your Certificate of Completion. This can then be submitted to your local/regional commissioners, so that you can remain accredited to perform these procedures under the Minor Surgery DES.
It may be possible that your local commissioners mandate ‘in-person’ training/updates for Minor Surgery. To date thousands of practitioners have completed the minor surgery distance course we have never encountered this, however, if there is any uncertainly then we’d advise you to check with your commissioner prior to booking.
This training usually needs to be renewed every 2-3 years.
As part of this online course you will receive 2 years access to the following online resources:
– Our comprehensive and high quality video lectures
– Our suite of close up demonstration videos, including in-vivo guides and walkthroughs
– Our up to date and fully referenced Minor Surgery Handbook
– Consent Forms & Guidelines
– Patient Information Videos (unbranded and ready to use in your own practice)
– Standard Operating Procedures
We will ship your Minor Surgery Pack to your chosen address, which includes all the surgical instruments, sutures, and various simulation training tissue (skin, pigmented lesions, lipoma, cyst & abscess) you’ll need for the course.
We strive to offer excellent post-course support, and our friendly tutor team remain available for any post-course questions or queries.
Our entire Minor Surgery Course as bitesize videos
Our suite of close-up tutorial videos and walkthroughs
Our highly acclaimed course handbook & online resources
You'll receive our minor operations kit including sutures, synthetic skin, abscess, cyst & lipoma
Practise all the incision, excision and would closure techniques in your own time, and at your own pace
Use our e-learning system to upload photos of your work
Our tutors will assess your photos and give you feedback on your technique
You pass our Online Minor Surgery Test
Your DOPS Assessment will be recorded on your Certificate of Completion
With over 13 years’ experience, our Minor Surgery training is trusted by many prestigious institutions including the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of General Practitioners. Partnered with NB Medical Education, the UK’s largest Primary Care educational provider, we’re dedicated to empowering healthcare professionals with cutting-edge skills and knowledge.
Learn to offer a safe, cost-effective and up to date minor surgery service
Check our frequently asked questions
The Minor Surgery Distance Course is an on-demand online alternative to our 2 Day Minor Surgery Course.
This highly practical and NHS Accredited Minor Surgery Course is for healthcare professionals who would like to develop or improve their surgical skills, whilst learning to provide a safe, effective and modern Minor Surgery Service.
The Minor Surgery Course is suitable for all skills levels.
For beginners, the course provides a comprehensive introduction to minor surgery techniques in a simulated environment, helping you build a strong foundation. For those with previous experience, the course offers an opportunity to expand your knowledge, refine your skills, and adopt updated best practices. Experienced practitioners will benefit from a thorough refresher and the chance to engage with peers to share insights and experiences.
The Minor Surgery Course is specifically designed for GPs, Hospital Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedics, and Community Practitioners, but is open to all healthcare professionals looking to enhance their minor surgical skills in a supportive, simulated setting.
Allied Health Professionals and non-independent practitioners should confirm the education requirements with their Professional & Membership Bodies prior to practicing minor surgery independently. Some professions may require higher education / a diploma, which this course will not provide.
Yes! As part of this course, you will be prompted to upload photos of your incisions, excisions & sutures, which will be assessed by our tutor team.
This DOPS Assessment will be noted on your Certificate of Completion.
This can then be submitted to your local/regional commissioners, so that you can remain accredited to perform these procedures under the Minor Surgery DES.
It may be possible that your local commissioners mandate ‘in-person’ training/updates for Minor Surgery. To date thousands of practitioners have completed the minor surgery distance course we have never encountered this, however, if there is any uncertainly then we’d advise you to check with your commissioner prior to booking.
This training usually needs to be renewed every 2-3 years.
Yes! Our Minor Surgery Distance Course is open to delegates from all nations. We regularly have international delegates completing this course.
Training packs are sent internationally via Royal Mail International Tracked, and usually arrive within 1-2 weeks of order.
We will dispatch your Minor Surgery Pack within 2 – 3 working days from order, at which point you will be emailed your tracking details.
For UK Orders, packs are shipped using Royal Mail 24 Tracked. In most cases these arrive within 24 hours of dispatch.
For International Orders, packs are sent via Royal Mail International Tracked. These usually arrive within 1-2 weeks of dispatch.
Our packs do not require a signature upon delivery,
Our packs are shipped inside a Royal Mail ‘Large Letter’ package, which will fit through most letterboxes.
Yes, we are able to offer bulk purchases to organisations.
Your organisation will be given a group manager login, from where you can administer the training accounts for all your members/employees.
Please contact us for bulk prices.
The Minor Surgery Distance Course is our entire 2 Day Minor Surgery course as on-demand bitesize video lectures, demonstrations and tutorial videos. The agenda, learning objectives and learning outcomes are identical.
You will be shipped all training materials received on our in-person course, to practice and learn in your own time and your own pace.
Having watched our close-up tutorial videos, you will be prompted to upload photos of your complete incisions, excisions & various sutures, for evaluation and feedback by the tutor team. It takes our tutors 5-10 working days to review your assignments.
The Course is concluded with an online MCQ which, in conjunction with the photo assessments, we will issue a Certificate of Completion noting that a DOPS has taken place.
Over the years our Minor Surgery Course has been developed and refined by a multidisciplinary team, including expert GPs, Plastic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, & Dermatologists. Throughout these updates we’ve kept this highly acclaimed course fun, friendly and informative.
We use a range of advanced learning aids, including highly realistic simulation tissue, high quality instruments and sutures, live demonstrations, and in-vivo videos.
As part of this online course you will receive access to the following online resources:
– Our comprehensive and high quality video lectures
– Our suite of close up demonstration videos, including in-vivo guides and walkthroughs
– Our up to date and fully referenced Minor Surgery Handbook
– Consent Forms & Guidelines
– Patient Information Videos (unbranded and ready to use in your own practice)
– Standard Operating Procedures
We have over twelve years’ experience of running our Minor Surgery Course in the UK and abroad for internationally recognised bodies, including the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM), the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the Royal College of Nursing (RSM) and many CCGs.
This minor surgery course is recommended by the largest Primary Care educational provider in the UK, NB Medical Education, who share our passion for equipping healthcare professionals with the latest skills, knowledge and techniques.
Yes! Completion of the Minor Surgery Distance Course will gain you 7 CPD Hours / Credits, which will be displayed on your Certificate of Completion.
The Minor Surgery Course covers all the practical techniques and guidance needed to perform minor surgery in a simulated environment. However, like most CPD courses, it is not a postgraduate qualification or diploma, and does not in isolation qualify healthcare professionals to practise minor surgery independently.
The requirements for practising minor surgery independently can vary between and within professions. For some, it may require a higher education qualification (such as a diploma). For others, it may involve CPD training like this course, followed by an employer’s competency-based assessment and sign-off. In certain cases, particularly for independent practitioners and doctors, this training should be complemented by local mentorship, reflective practice, audit, and appraisal.
If you are not a prescriber, you will also need arrangements in place for local anaesthetic prescriptions under a Patient Group Directive (PGD) or Patient Specific Direction (PSD) prior to any treatment.
This course is attended by doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other NMC/HCPC registered professionals, either to gain a solid foundation in minor surgery or as a CPD refresher or skills enhancement. As the course uses simulation models and synthetic skin instead of real patients, there are no specific eligibility criteria for attending.
The course includes formative assessments, designed to support ongoing learning and skill development rather than serve as a final, pass/fail judgement of competence.
The fastest way to secure your minor surgery course place is to use a credit/debit card to purchase your course via our website. You could either pay yourself and claim back from your employer, or they could make the purchase on your behalf using a company credit card.
If your employer wishes to make payment via bank transfer, and requires an invoice from us, then please add the desired course to your cart, and select the ‘Pay By Invoice‘ option at the checkout page.
Instead of charging you, we will generate and send you an invoice for your training place, which you must then sent to your employer for payment.
At checkout please ensure you submit the correct Billing Details for your employer. Please also ensure you submit any Purchase Order Number, if provided to you by your employer. Purchase Order Numbers are often required by large NHS Organisations.
We will complete your order and send your login instructions once funds have cleared in our account.
