Transfer Training
Curriculum requirements for Transfer training
A spiral learning approach in Stage 1 is important in ensuring optimum experience both in a clinical setting and a non-clinical setting (transfer course) to build the foundations for the competencies required in the Stages of training that follow.
The RCoA curriculum highlights the need for simulation training and successful completion of a specialist transfer training course. These requirements are also closely aligned to FICM curriculum requirements.
Please refer to the RCoA 2021 curriculum for full details of all key capabilities required to complete the HALO in Resuscitation and Transfer.
Stage 1
-Safely performs and assesses clinical risk associated with intra-hospital transfer with local supervision.
- Demonstrates the safe management of an inter-hospital transfer in a stable critically ill patient (successful completion of transfer course).
Stage 1 Resuscitation and Transfer
Stage 2
- Manages inter-hospital transfer of adults and children, including time critical/head injured transfers independently.
Stage 2 Resuscitation and Transfer
Stage 3
-Leads the clinical care of patients requiring inter-hospital transfer/retrieval and evaluates suitability
Stage 3 Resuscitation and Transfer
Useful Links for further information
The Resus Room provides very useful podcasts discussing current practice across Anaesthetics, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. This is a link to their Transfer podcast when they spoke to Dr Scott Grier, the South West Critical Care Network Lead for Transfer. Resus Room Website
Emergency Medical Retrieval Service in Scotland run an annual pre-hospital conference (RETRIEVAL) in the Summer. EMRTS Scotland Website
The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care part of The Royal College Of Surgeons of Edinburgh also hold regular conferences regarding Pre-Hospital Care. RCSED Website
This is the Welsh Government Guideline for performing critical care transfers. Welsh Gov Guideline
Guidance from the Faculty of Critical Care regarding critical transfers. FICM Guidance
This is a link to the handbook made for the previous edition of the course from 2016. Although some of the information is now outdated a lot remains very relevant to transfer practice. NHS Wales Transfer Handbook
Current All Wales Part B Face-to-Face Transfer Training Courses
We are lucky in Wales that over the past few years there has been development of a high quality, standardised Transfer training course to support the delivery of the curriculum.
We are very grateful to all those who have made significant contribution to the development and delivery of this but in particular the highly skilled Transfer Practitioners based at Aneurin Bevan University Heath Board. The course has been repeatedly delivered by this group of staff with input from other medical staff based at a variety of Health Boards across Wales. We are also grateful to Dr Pete Collett and Dr Ami Jones for their expertise in coordinating and developing the online resources.
Transfer training courses are available throughout the year - dates advertised below. You will be allocated a date to attend only if you have completed the Part A online course which is available via the ESR under "000 NHS Wales - Transfer Course". The material for both courses (Part A and B) is also available above on these pages.
2025 dates at GUH
Monday 9th June
Friday 19th September
Tuesday 2nd December
Please use the link below to express an interest in attending the ABUHB courses.
Transfer Course
Morriston, Swansea
Monday 9th June
Please use the link below to express an interest in attending the Swansea Bay course.
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Cwm Taf Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil
Friday June 27th
Please contact Tom Bird to secure a place. Thomas.bird2@wales.nhs.uk.
All Wales Part A e-learning Transfer course
It is clear that the delivery of face to face transfer training, to complement other e-learning resources e.g all Wales Part A e-learning, is necessary to allow trainees to develop the clinical skills and confidence required to provide high quality, safe care to patients in Health Boards. The transfer of critically ill patients is a daily exercise in most hospitals, in the same way that resuscitation services are required. All trainees are required to develop the multi-professional skills necessary to manage the safe transfer of patients as is laid out in the RCoA curriculum.
The expectation of all trainees in the Welsh School of Anaesthesia is to complete the Part A e-learning module and also the face to face Part B Transfer training course as advertised below.
To complete Part A and receive the certificate of completion prior to attending Part B, trainees must
1. WATCH THE FOUR PANOPTO PRESENTATIONS BELOW
- "Definitions and introduction to Transfer teams"
-"Clinical considerations"
- "Packaging and mobilisation"
- "Safety, communication and practicalities"
2. WATCH THE PRE-MCQ VIDEOS BELOW
-Ambulance Introduction
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-Scoop
-Oxylog
-Transfer Trolley
-Transfer Bag
-Hamilton Ventilator
-Vacuum Mattress
-Oxygen cylinders
3. COMPLETE THE MCQ
Link to follow
