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Our news section is updated regularly with information from various committees regarding training updates, research updates, our national societies -BAPRAS and the BSSH etc. Our committee continues to work hard to update this and keep everyone informed immediately of new developments and opportunities. Should you as a trainee have any valuable information to share we would also be delighted to post that here - please do get in touch via Email not available without JavaScript

PLASTA Trainer of the Year 2024- NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!

07 Oct 2024

"A mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us to show us how they did it. A mentor walks alongside us to show us what we can do" - Simon Sinek For a trainer to be exceptional, they must blend several qualities. These include being a good listener, enthusiastic about lifelong learning, motivating their trainees to be better, thinking... Read more

Trainer/Trainee Golden Scalpel Award 2018

12 Nov 2017

As every year we will be awarding the Golden Scalpel Award 2018 at the BAPRAS Winter Scientific Meeting 2018 that will take place in London at the end of this month. In addition to the trainer of the year, this year we will be running the Trainee of the year as well in an attempt to award the trainee that has shown exemplary ethos over the last... Read more

Trainer of the Year Awards 2017

16 Jun 2017

Following a vote by PLASTA members, the Trainer of the Year Award for 2016 has been awarded to both Mr Martin Jones & Mr Mark Lloyd. These are the original nominations from their trainees: Mr. Martin Jones Mr Martin Jones is a plastic surgery consultant at QVH, East Grinstead. His trainees support his nomination as being a fantastic... Read more