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Underpinning Principles

We believe that we have a moral responsibility to support trainees and healthcare professionals working in the UK National Health Service. This commitment is founded on our recognition that a better qualified and skilled healthcare professional will ultimately provide a superior holistic care to the wider population.

Better learning and training is our insurance policy for safer and better patient care, now and in the future

Certified practitioners underpin the principles and requirements of clinical governance in the NHS

Do You Qualify?

To qualify for the NHS bursary, you need to be in a training post in obstetrics and gynaecology or radiology specialties, a nurse, midwife or radiographer working in the NHS. You must provide evidence of your status as an NHS employee at the time of application. Staff in non-training posts will pay the full fees. If you are in doubt, we are ready to answer your queries!

In more detail…

Simulation Practice

Our state-of-the-art “ScanTrainer” simulator offers full obstetrics, gynaecology and general medical ultrasound training. ScanTrainer modules are designed to support you whether you are a complete novice or have been practising but without having had formal training. The ScanTrainer’s vast image library offers you the opportunity to expand your knowledge of uncommon and rare pathologies. You are eligible to have 30 hours of free training per module.

Hands-on Training with Patients

If you are working in a healthcare facility with limited or no hands-on experience with patients, we are able to offer you training sessions supervised by our experienced sonographers. These sessions will be made available after you successfully complete simulation training of the basic ScanTrainer modules and will help you collect case studies for your course assignments. These training sessions will incur extra fees to cover the trainer’s time and recruitment of volunteers.

Practical Exams

Your end-of-module practical exams will be undertaken on the ScanTrainer simulator and will include a number of case scenarios to demonstrate the depth and breadth of your skills and practical knowledge. If you have not used the simulator previously, you must come before the exam and familiarise yourself with its operation. There will be a fee to sit the practical exam in order to cover examiners’ time commitments.

Practical Exams with patients

Some employers have requested that practical exams include real-life case scenarios with patients for additional demonstration of competency and governance purposes. Through our partnership with local healthcare centres, we are able to accommodate such requests from employers or indeed students who voluntarily wish to have this additional exam. Exam fees will apply to cover examiners’ time commitment and recruitment of patient volunteers.

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