Professional development offered for minor skin lesion surgery
Published: 3 June 2025
Braemar Charitable Trust is calling for expressions of interest from any GP or GPEP Registrar for a free professional development opportunity in minor plastic surgery/skin lesion removal.
A four-week training programme will run on Wednesday afternoons, or Friday morning or afternoon, in Hamilton with plastic surgeon Winston McEwan.
At the end of the four weeks the general practitioners will:
- have a certificate of competency for certain procedures
- be able to apply for funding from the Braemar Charitable Trust to remove skin lesions, when all other forms of funding have been exhausted.
It is hoped that those who take part in the free training might also be willing to assist from time to time, by doing lists at hauora days in high-needs communities.
Patients who require more complex procedures/specialist referral and have no health insurance, ACC, nor the financial means to fund their treatment, can still be referred to the free Braemar Community Surgery Programme.
Please email Paula Baker by Monday 30 June, to express your interest.