New Facilities

The new facilities include a keyhole surgery unit teaching the latest techniques and a unit where the entire range of simulation techniques will be taught, from simple plastic models on which trainees can practice stitching to a complete state of the art simulated operating theatre suite.

The operating theatre has an adjacent control room, with the two separated by one way mirrors. Critical incidents and major disaster scenarios, such as road traffic accidents and life-threatening anaesthetic or surgical complications can be set up while experts observe and provide feedback to the theatre team. The operations and interaction between the surgical team and tutors can also be recorded, allowing for analysis at debriefing sessions to get the most out of the training exercise.

Uniquely, the new unit now extends the benefit of simulation to other vital members of the surgical team – including anaesthetists, radiologists, physicians, cardiologists and theatre nurses. This means that the whole team can participate together in operating theatre emergency scenarios, ensuring they are better equipped to deal with similar incidents when they occur in real hospital operating theatres.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is grateful to all those individuals and organisations who have made this development possible through donations.

For more information about the Eagle Project, please email education@rcseng.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7869 6300.