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Monthly Training Days

Monthly Training Information

Trainees are expected to attend at least 7 teaching sessions each year (morning and afternoon count as separate sessions).

These training days can be made up of the monthly training days listed in the table below and the Core Surgical Training Hub UK.

Monthly Teaching Days

Monthly teaching days are part of the simulation strategy. These are face to face and details of these are listed in the table below. You can attend both East and West sessions. It is recommended that topics are spread across the 2 years but you should not attend a specific simulation event more than once.

Places are limited at face-to-face training sessions and you are required to book in advance. Booking opens when all details are available to the NES Simulation Team and closes 3 days before the event. There is no charge for CST trainees and you are not required to request study leave separately on Turas.

Core Surgical Training Hub UK

This is the Core Surgical Training National Teaching days. These are held online every 4th Thursday from 2pm - 5pm and are mapped to the curriculum.

You must register online to attend. To register please fill in this form: Link to register for CSTHubUK. An attendance report is sent to Simon Gibson and Philippa Rust, you must fill in the feedback form to have your attendance recorded.

These teaching sessions are not run by the simulation team so if you have any queries please direct them to the organiser Katherine Smith.

Find more information on X - @CSTHubUK.

Monthly Training Programme

The programme is updated regularly when information becomes available to the NES Simulation Team. If you have any questions regarding the programme or attending any sessions, please contact cstsimulation@nes.scot.nhs.uk. 

DateTimeTopicVenueLink
30.10.202509:00 - 14:00Research and AuditMicrosoft TeamsTeams link
06.11.202509:15 - 17:00T&O - Stryker Trauma TruckPeffermill training grounds. Laurie Liddell Clubhouse, 42 Peffermill Road, EH16 5LLBooking link
26.11.202509:00 - 16:00MRCS preparation: common gaps in knowledge - day 1Medical Education Centre, Western General HospitalBooking link
05.12.202509:00 - 16:00UrologyQueen Elizabeth University Hospital - GlasgowBooking link
09.12.202509:30 - 16:00MRCS preparation: common gaps in knowledge - day 2Lecture Theatre, Glasgow Royal InfirmaryBooking link
12.12.202509:30 - 16:00Scottish Surgical Trainee Research and Audit Symposium Anatomy Department, University of EdinburghBooking link
21.01.202609:00 - 16:30StomaKirklands HospitalBooking link
04.03.202610:00 - 16:30Anatomy - Head and NeckAnatomy Department, University of EdinburghBooking link
12.03.202610:00 - 16:30Anatomy - TrunkAnatomy Department, University of EdinburghBooking link
20.03.202610:00 - 16:30Anatomy - LimbsAnatomy Department, University of EdinburghBooking link
20.03.202610:00 - 16:00Vascular SurgeryRoyal College of Surgeons of EdinburghBooking link
10.04.202610:00 - 15:00UrologyEducation Centre, Level 2, Queen Margaret Hospital, DunfermlineBooking link
01.05.202610:00 - 16:00Paediatric SurgeryAberdeen Royal InfirmaryBooking link
15.05.2026 Plastics and Hand Surgery TeachingAnatomy Department, University of Edinburgh 
TBC General SurgeryWest of Scotland 
TBC ENTWest of Scotland 
TBC ENTEast of Scotland