Life Support Courses

Advanced Trauma Life Support course (ATLS)  

Course Dates 2021: 

• 16-17 September 2021  
• 29-30 November 2021 
  

The application forms for ATLS courses are available for download at the bottom of this page 

Applications are welcomed from all doctors who are at a grade of FY2 or above.  

Places are not allocated on a first come, first served basis. All applications will be reviewed after the closing date and candidates will be selected. Please note, places are only confirmed after payment has been received.  

Advanced Trauma Life Support Course Re-verification (R-ATLS) 

Course Dates 2021:  ALL FULLY BOOKED To be added to the waiting please click on this link

• 7 June 2021 -  Course Fully Booked 
• 8 June 2021 -Course Fully Booked

This interactive one-day course allows you to re-certify your ATLS Provider status. It has been designed as a straightforward and cost-effective way to re-certify, compared to re-taking the full two-day ATLS course. 

The ATLS provider status is valid for four years from the last day of the provider ATLS course. Delegates would need to re-certify within 4 years and 6 months from the last day of their provider course.  

Cost: £475.00 non residential

Advanced Life Support Course (ALS)

Course Dates 2021: 

• 18-19 March 2021 - Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting please click on this link
• 4-5 November - CLICK HERE TO BOOK
  

Cost: £500 non-residential / £610 residential (including one nights accommodation and Course dinner )

The ALS provider course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification

This is a 2-day face-to-face course.

All candidates will be registered on the Learning Management System (LMS) regardless of their chosen course pathway to access course modules, pre-course multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), course evaluation and post course certificates.

The course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations (i.e. CASTeach).

Advanced Life Support e-learning (E-ALS)

Course Dates 2021: 

• 27 May 2021 -  Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting please click on this link
• 28 May 2021 - Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting list, please click here
  

Cost: £350 non residential

The ALS provider course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, paramedics and nurses working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation /medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification.

The e-ALS course comprises 1-day e-learning and 1-day face-to-face. If you need to recertify you can attend the e-ALS.

All candidates will be registered on the Learning Management System (LMS) regardless of their chosen course pathway to access course modules, pre-course multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), course evaluation and post course certificates.

The course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations (i.e. CASTeach).

Advanced Paediatric Life Support Course (APLS)

Course Dates 2021:  

• 25-26 February 2021 - Course Fully Booked
• 24-25 June 2021 - Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting list, please click here
• 18-19th October 2021 - CLICK HERE TO BOOK
• 9-10 December 2021 - Booking Opening Soon
  

Cost: £625 non-residential / £735 residential (including one nights accommodation and Course dinner )

Advanced Paediatric Life Support is taught, and its principles practised throughout the world. Over 83,000 candidates have completed the course since its inception in 1993. The 3-day APLS course comprises of a flexible one-day on-line component (VLE) and a two-day face-to-face course. Candidates who have taken the course include Consultants, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Resuscitation Training Officers from Accident & Emergency, Anaesthetic and Paediatric departments.

European Paediatric Life Support Course (EPALS) 

Course Dates 2021:  ALL FULLY BOOKED

• 1-2 July 2021-Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting please click on this link
• 7-8 October 2021 - Course Fully Booked To be added to the waiting list, please click here
  

Cost: £500 non-residential / £610 residential (including one nights accommodation and Course dinner)

The EPALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or to teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors, nurses and paramedics working in direct contact with children. All applicants must hold a current clinical appointment and professional healthcare qualification.

The course is run over two days. All candidates will be registered on the Learning Management System (LMS) to access the pre-course multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), course evaluation and post course certificates.

The course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and teaching simulations.

Generic Instructor Course (GIC)

Course Dates 2021: 

• 25-26 March 2021 Course Fully Booked  - To be added to the waiting please click on this link

• 9-10 September - Booking Opening Soon
  

Cost: £650 non-residential / £760 (including one nights accommodation and Course dinner )

The Generic Instructor Course (GIC) is a standardised national course teaching the principles of adult learning and is a joint collaboration between the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG). A revised course including an e-learning component was launched in 2014.

Who is eligible to attend this course?
Only candidates who have been recommended as having instructor potential (IP) from their provider course (e.g. ALS, NLS, APLS, MIMMS) can attend the GIC. The GIC must be undertaken within four years from the date of the provider course.

Learning outcomes- The GIC teaches the knowledge and skills required to:

• understand the nature of teaching and learning;
• understand the needs of individual learners;
• understand the awareness of the four domains of learning;
• undertake the various types of teaching sessions on the provider courses.

The course is the equivalent to a 3-day course, one day of which consists of a number of eLearning modules which must be completed prior to the two day face-to-face element of the course.

The course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and teaching simulations.

If the course you are interested in is fully booked you can add your name to the waiting list by clicking here