Surgical Supervision: It was the best of times...

<p>Welcome to the first of a two-part podcast focusing on surgical supervision during Covid-19 and beyond, presented by Dan Beral, colorectal surgeon and clinical lead of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Excellence in Surgical Supervision (ESS) course, and Nicolas Mitchell, RCS Educator. In this episode, Dan and Nic discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on surgical supervision as we pass the nine month mark since the start of the first lockdown and approach the end of the year. They will also consider the positive and negative legacies of the pandemic, trainee and trainer confidence, and the balance between learning and service delivery.</p> <p>Dan and Nic will return in two weeks’ time with the second and final part of this podcast, where they will discuss what the future holds for surgical supervision going into 2021 and beyond.&nbsp;</p> <p>For the JCST paper referred to in this episode and more information on the Excellence in Surgical Supervision (ESS) course, please see the below links:</p> <p>https://www.jcst.org/jcst-news/2020/11/10/news-item/</p> <p>https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/courses/search/excellence-in-surgical-supervision-ess/</p>