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Guidelines for developing GPwSI in Skin Surgery and Community Skin Cancer Services
Please refer to the website section on 'Commissioning services'. If you are providing a surgical service for patients outside of your own practice you are bound by these guidelines

Competencies for skin surgery
If you are providing skin surgery for the patients of your own practice it is still important that the quality of care provided is of a high standard. In terms of assessment of competencies the following forms may be of help (DOPS I and DOPS II)

PCDS guidelines on Skin Surgery
Please click here to download the Skin Surgery Guidelines

In corporation with the guidelines are a number of video clips that can be downloaded as follows:

We would like to thank Dr C. Chou of the Darlington Primary Care Skin Service who has provided the society with the clips

Surgical training

  • Please refer to the events section of the website for PCDS led courses
  • The British Society of Dermatological Surgeons also run courses.
  • Skin Surgery Module at the University of Hertfordshire - This course is for those wishing to develop and consolidate skills in minor skin surgery and management of skin lesions. The course is suitable for medical and non-medical practitioners from a range of specialities including dermatology, primary care, tissue viability and A&E. GPs and Practice Nurses working as teams are encouraged to register for this course. Click here for full details of the course


Skin Surgery Meeting Feedback (Leeds 2009)

  • In 25 years of General Practice this one day course is up there amongst the best, thank you
  • One of the best and most informative courses I have been to (in 35 years!) – definitely the best skin surgery course for GP dermatologists
  • Would be very useful to have a DOPS/OSCE session and to be accredited formally for PCT!
  • Very useful thank you
  • Demonstrators should be consistent in advice or have some consensus e.g. freezing times number of turns in subcut sutures
  • Excellent course
  • Christy Chou excellent value!
  • You didn’t mention the videos on the PCDS website – well worth watching again
  • Dr Maurie Sole – excellent teacher