Our Courses

A full list of courses can be viewed on the Upcoming courses page.

What courses do we offer?

We offer a range of face-to-face courses including:

As well as face-to-face courses, we have a range of online courses including:

The Sandpiper Trust
The Sandpiper Trust, a Scottish Charity, was set up in memory of Sandy Dickson by his parents, family and friends. The primary aim of the Trust is to ensure that all Rural GPs in Scotland are provided with essential emergency medical equipment and resources once they have undergone specialist training courses and gained certification from BASICS Scotland. For further information on the work of the Sandpiper Trust, please go to www.sandpipertrust.org.

To download a Sandpiper Bag Application Form, please click here.

To download the contents layout for your Sandpiper Bag, please click here.

Scottish Infection Prevention and Control Education Pathway (SIPCEP)
A clear staged pathway of contemporary HAI education to enable staff and students to continuously improve their knowledge and skills around Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
This pathway will provide flexible access to learning for staff as appropriate to their role and adopts a modular structure. The content is contemporary and suitable for wide multi-professional clinical and non-clinical audiences, in all health and social care settings. The pathway will comprise three layers – Foundation, Intermediate and Improvement.
Find out more on the NES website.

BASICS Scotland

13 hours ago

In this podcast Duncan explains the role of Coastguard operations including the interaction with the Emergency Services and BASICS Scotland Responders.Key points from this podcast:Escalate early via trauma desk to the ARCCLook at the online ISAR resource ahead of timeFollow up any jobs and feedbackAbout DuncanDuncan spent 35 years in the RAF in various roles mainly as a Winchman Paramedic in the UK SAR Force. During this time he was a Qualified Helicopter Crewman Instructor and Winchman Training Officer responsible for the training and standards of UK SAR Winchman both in their operational and medical roles. As a member of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service he took part in various worldwide expeditions, some as Medical Director or Expedition Leader.With the responsibility for the UK SAR Force transferring to the MCA in 2015, Duncan left the RAF and continues to operate as a Winchman Paramedic, Instructor trainer and Base Clinical Lead.He has a long-standing involvement with BASICS Scotland going back to 1996. Duncan is the Vice-Chair of BASICS Scotland, an Instructor, Responder and a member of the Clinical Governance Working Group. He is married to a very tolerant and forgiving wife. ... See MoreSee Less

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BASICS Scotland

13 hours ago

BASICS Scotland Podcasts - Latest Podcast Released - Duncan Tripp - UK SAR - mailchi.mp/5f92c2efb303/basics-scotland-podcasts-now-live-7524681 ... See MoreSee Less

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BASICS Scotland

6 days ago

Ian Scott discusses Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and its role in hypothermia. Ian looks at the severe end of hypothermia and the management and pathways for these patients.Top 3 Points from this podcast:Do the basics really well – good patient assessment, Good ALSThink could this be hypothermia? If you think it is a consideration then early contact to the Special Services desk through ambulance control stating that you have a potential hypothermic patient which will elicit the support and help you need.Don’t get disillusioned and don’t give up, keep up good quality resuscitation and the top-level support will help with the decisions..Resources related to this podcast:Combined Pre-Hospital PDFHypothermia Protocol Hospital PDFAbout IanIan is currently a critical care consultant and director of the respiratory ECMO service for Scotland. He is based in Aberdeen. He became a consultant in 2015. He graduated from Dundee University and undertook most of his training in the North East of Scotland. He has also spent time in the Brompton in London and worked for Sydney HEMS just after he finished his training.Ian has an interest in pre-hospital care and also spent some time working for EMRS North. During his training, he became interested in using ECMO as a way to rewarm hypothermic patients. He has had several near misses while winter climbing as a student.Ian’s spare time is spent with his family. His 2 young daughters and my his understanding wife Kim. Ian also enjoys cycling and being in the mountains when time allows. ... See MoreSee Less

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