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How to Become a Cardiothoracic Nurse Practitioner

The nursing profession is currently responding to the review Modernising Nursing Careers (MNC) and one of the challenges that nursing must overcome is the preverbal question of to how sustain a ‘clinical’ career pathway.

Trainees Report

Cardiothoracic Surgery as a subspecialty has been through a difficult period not only in United Kingdom but also in many Western Countries. There has been uncertainty amongst trainees regarding their future in the field and budding cardiothoracic surgeons have been somewhat deterred from entering the specialty. Various measures were taken and also due to changes in the cardiology field and lung cancer treatment the future of cardiothoracic training is again looking brighter.

Trainees' Posts to Increase in 2009

The report of the national selection for ST3 posts in cardiothoracic surgery, which was held in March, has received praise from the Department of Health and MMC. We have the approval to continue with national selection. Next year we will appoint 16 trainees. This will include Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Article 14 Applications in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article 14 enables doctors who wish to join the Specialist Register who have not followed a full PMETB approved Certificate of completion of Training (CCT) programme to apply under Article 14 of The General and Specialist Medical Practice Order for a Certificate confirming Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) ie enables them to join the specialist register.

Surgical Care Practitioners in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Surgical care practitioners or SCPs (previously called surgical assistants) play an active role in the delivery of cardiothoracic surgical care in the United Kingdom, and their careers and roles are probably at a more advanced stage of development than similar roles in many other specialties.