This programme is for healthcare professionals working to deliver care within the perioperative pathway such as nurses, doctors, and operating department nurses or assistants. It is intended to provide you with comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patient.

It will provide a theoretical framework for gaining competence and confidence in managing patients in the perioperative period, as well developing relevant skills and competencies such as critical appraisal and research activities.

This MSc programme:

• Provides comprehensive training in recent advances and key issues in the perioperative care of the surgical patient
• Develops your skills and competencies, such as critical appraisal and research
• Is delivered by the Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group (CCPMG), a world-leading research group in perioperative medicine
• Aims to train future perioperative practitioners to deliver better healthcare and promote innovation and research in the field
• Can be studied full-time or part-time online or on campus to fit around your working life. You can also choose to study our shorter postgraduate certificate part-time or study for the postgraduate diploma full-time or part-time online or on campus.