Minor Injuries Course 24 Nov 8 9 Dec 2026

3-Day Minor Injuries Training for Advanced Practitioners, Nurses, Paramedics & Urgent Care Clinicians

Live Webinar: 24 November 2026 via Zoom 

Classroom Dates:  8 and 9 December 2026

Venue: CMF, 6 Marshalsea  Road, London – conveniently located near Borough Underground Station and London Bridge Station

Time: 10:00–16:00 each day

CPD: 30 Participatory Learning Hours

Format: 2 Practical Classroom Days + Live Interactive Webinar

Build Confidence in Assessing and Managing Minor Injuries

Develop the practical skills and clinical confidence to assess, diagnose and manage common minor injuries in primary care, urgent care, minor injury units and emergency settings. This comprehensive 3-day Minor Injuries Course combines two hands-on classroom training days in London with a live interactive webinar. The classroom sessions have a strong practical focus, giving delegates the opportunity to practise upper and lower limb examination, wound assessment, suturing, taping, splinting and immobilisation techniques under the guidance of experienced clinicians. The live webinar builds on these practical skills and focuses on the assessment and management of head injuries, concussion, cervical spine injuries and burns, including red-flag recognition, referral and safety-netting. Throughout the programme, delegates will work through realistic clinical cases to strengthen clinical reasoning, assessment skills and safe decision-making. Teaching incorporates current UK evidence and guidance, including relevant NICE recommendations and contemporary urgent and emergency care practice.

Who Should Attend?

This Minor Injuries Course in London is suitable for healthcare professionals who assess and manage patients presenting with musculoskeletal injuries, wounds, head injuries and other minor trauma, including:

• Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs)
• Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)
• Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs)
• General Practice and Practice Nurses
• Urgent Care Clinicians
• Paramedics
• Physician Associates
• Physiotherapists
• First Contact Practitioners (FCPs)
• Independent Prescribers
• Minor Injury Unit clinicians
• Walk-in Centre clinicians
• Healthcare professionals developing skills in minor injury assessment and management

Whether you are developing your minor injuries assessment skills or are an experienced clinician looking for a practical update, this course provides an opportunity to refresh examination techniques, practise essential clinical skills and strengthen your approach to managing minor injuries safely and confidently.

Classroom Day One : Upper Limb Assessment, Suturing & Wound Care Upper Limb Assessment Learn a structured approach to examining patients presenting with upper limb injuries. Topics include:

• Elbow examination
• Wrist assessment
• Hand and finger examination
• Neurovascular assessment
• Recognition of red flags
• Clinical reasoning
• Referral and escalation

Practical Suturing Workshop Gain hands-on experience in wound closure techniques, including:

• Simple interrupted suturing
• Steri-Strips®
• Tissue adhesive
• Staples
• Local anaesthetic considerations
• Aseptic technique
• Infection prevention
• Consent and documentation

Wound Assessment & Management Develop confidence in assessing and managing:

• Acute wounds
• Lacerations
• Bite wounds
• Dressing selection
• Wound infection
• Wound complications
• Tetanus guidance
• Antimicrobial considerations
• Safety-netting advice

Classroom Day Two 

Lower Limb Assessment, Taping & Splinting  and Lower Limb Assessment Learn how to assess common lower limb injuries using a systematic approach. Topics include:

• Knee examination
• Ligament injuries
• Meniscal assessment
• Ankle injuries
• Foot examination
• Ottawa Ankle Rules
• Weight-bearing assessment
• Mobility assessment
• Red flag recognition

Shoulder Practical Workshop Further develop your shoulder assessment skills by exploring:

• Functional assessment
• Rotator cuff injuries
• Shoulder instability
• Dislocation recognition
• Referral pathways

Practical Taping & Splinting Workshop Build confidence in applying musculoskeletal support techniques, including:

• Ankle taping
• Knee taping
• Sling application
• Soft splint application
• Immobilisation techniques
• Patient education
• Safe discharge planning

Listen to our latest podcast on ankle injuries here: Day 3 – Live Webinar: X-Ray Interpretation, Head Injuries & Burns

Live webinar

History Taking and Assessment in Minor Injuries

• Structured history taking and focused clinical assessment

• Establishing the mechanism of injury

• Identifying red flags and potentially serious injuries

• Relevant medical history, medications and comorbidities

• Clinical reasoning and differential diagnoses

• Documentation, safety-netting and appropriate referral

Consent, Ethical and Legal Issues and Statement Writing

• Principles of informed consent and shared decision-making

• Mental capacity and refusal of treatment

• Consent in children and vulnerable adults

• Ethical and legal responsibilities of healthcare practitioners

• Professional accountability and duty of care

• Clinical documentation and contemporaneous record keeping

• Writing factual clinical statements for complaints, incidents and legal proceedings

• Common pitfalls in documentation and statement writing

Human and Animal Bites

• Assessment and management of human, dog and cat bites

• Recognising high-risk wounds and infection

• Wound cleaning, irrigation and closure considerations

• Antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment in accordance with NICE guidance

• Tetanus and rabies risk assessment

• Recognising complications involving tendons, joints and deeper structures

• Safeguarding considerations

• Referral criteria and safety-netting

Head Injury Assessment – Dr Parmy Deol, A&E Consultant

• Minor head injury and concussion
• Neurological assessment
• Recognition of red flags and deterioration
• Imaging and referral considerations
• Safety-netting and follow-up

Burns Assessment & Management – Nicola Lee, Burns Specialist Nurse

• • Classification, depth and surface area of burns
  • Initial assessment and management
  • Chemical and electrical burns
  • Recognising burns requiring specialist referral
  • Patient advice, safety-netting and follow-up

Why Choose This Course?

• Practical, hands-on workshops
• Live demonstrations with supervised practice
• Expert-led teaching from experienced urgent care clinicians
• Evidence-based learning aligned to current UK guidance
• Interactive case discussions
• Small-group practical sessions
• Skills that can be applied immediately in clinical practice
• 30 hours of CPD

Whether you work in general practice, urgent treatment centres, emergency departments, walk-in centres or minor injury units, this course will enhance your assessment skills, strengthen your clinical decision-making and improve your confidence in managing patients with minor injuries.

Lecturers: Dr Parmy Deol, Dr Asad Khan, Nicola Lee, Rob Fernandes and Jeshni Amblum-Almer