The wellbeing of trainees remains a high priority for all and the JCST is continuing to work to find the safest and most pragmatic solutions to training and trainee progression during the pandemic. The JCST’s guidance addresses many of the current issues, offering advice, support and clarity.

The JCST is an advisory body for all matters related to surgical training and works on behalf of the four surgical Royal Colleges of the UK and Ireland. The JCST aims to develop, promote and ensure the highest standards of surgical training for the benefit of patients and is also the parent body for the ISCP.

The ISCP hosts the Advanced post-certification surgical training curriculum.

The ISCP hosts the UK curriculum framework for 12 dental surgical specialties on behalf of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (FDS), the professional body committed to enabling dental surgeons to achieve and maintain excellence in practice and patient care.

The ISCP hosts the Surgical Advanced Clinical Practitioners (SACP) curriculum. SACPs enhance capacity and capability within MPTs, supporting existing established roles and new ways of working. They contribute to clinical continuity and provide patient focused safe, accessible and high-quality care.

The generic professional capabilities of surgeons play a significant role in patient safety and the ISCP currently provides links to two free online courses that encourage the development of non-technical professional behaviours.