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AIREDALE EDUCATION

Trauma and Resuscitation Team Skills

TaRTS is a new concept in delivering in-house training in the management of the trauma patient for nurses, junior doctors and allied health professionals working in Trauma Units. It is the first UK course that is fully curriculum mapped to the National Major Trauma Nursing Group Level 1 Clinical Competency Framework.  We provide all the evidence-based resources and guidance you need to successfully deliver this tried, tested and trusted course to your team in-house.
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 What is Tarts ?
What TaRTS is all about....TaRTS provides a framework for delivering optimal care to injured patients who present to the Trauma Unit.

The TaRTS concept has been adopted by the West Yorkshire Major Trauma Network. It has been internally and externally peer reviewed and has received endorsement from the Chair of the RCN Emergency Care Association. There is also significant interest from Trauma Units in other Major Trauma Networks across the UK.

TaRTS conveys key learning in:
- the management of the multiply injured major trauma patient
- the approach to patients who may present to the ED with occult injury
- adaptations to the approach for groups of patients with specific needs
- overview of UK Major Trauma systems and the role of Trauma Units within the trauma network
- human factors and team-working, with emphasis on the concept of 'exemplary followership'

The one day course format includes:
- interactive and fully standardised lectures providing foundation knowledge in trauma care
- clinical skills stations to practice key procedures
- team moulages where candidates perform in their usual clinical role
- structured debriefs with a focus on communication and cognitive processes
- small group discussions to explore the wider complexities of trauma care.

Our resources are unique...
- presentations, moulages, skills and discussions are fully standardised and curriculum mapped
- the content is relevant to all Trauma Units regardless of geographical location
- the learning is applicable to the wider multi-disciplinary team
- it is deliverable at any site with basic educational resources
- the course requires minimal faculty training for delivery
Benefits of Tarts
The benefits to you?
  • assurance of Level 1 training for ED nurses, meeting national Major Trauma Nursing Group competencies
  • provides National Major Trauma Network assurance for the peer review measures
  • promotes enhanced communication across the multidisciplinary team
  • provides baseline knowledge and skills for those staff members who wouldn't ordinarily access higher level trauma training courses
  • all this with only a minimal funding commitment!
Purchase Licence
Purchase TaRTS Licence(s)
Licencing Information
Licence Terms of Use
To purchase a licence click here
Sample Materials
Click here to view sample course Materials
Registered Courses
It is important to register your in-house TaRTS course with us. Only the courses registered with us and documented on this page are official TaRTS approved courses.  A list of the official approved courses can be found here
Resources Page
Resources are only available to registered licence holders. This area is protected access and only accessible to current licence holders.
Click here to access resources
About the Team
We are the TaRTS development group who has worked hard over the last year to bring you the first Level 1 Trauma course in the UK which is mapped to the NMTNG competencies and provides an introduction to trauma for nurses. We are proud to be truly multidisciplinary in the spirit of the course.

Course developers:

Dr Alexandra Danecki
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Clinical Lead for Major Trauma, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust​
​Special interests include: Major trauma, MAJAX, critical care, human factors, multidisciplinary education

Dr Joel Copperthwaite
Emergency Department Simulation Fellow, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust​
​Special interests include: Human factors, improving access to cost-effective education, silver trauma

With support from:

Jonathan Carter
Emergency Department Charge Nurse​, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Michael Cooke
Emergency Medicine Trainee, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Andy Green
Emergency Department Charge Nurse​, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Andy Spink
Acute Care Clinical Educator​, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Zoe Cottam
Senior Operating Department Practitioner​, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Martin Kelsey
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Ben Wetherell
Anaesthetics Trainee, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust


About Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning health care provider of high quality, personalised acute, elective, community and specialist care for a population of over 220,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within North and West Yorkshire and parts of Lancashire.

The Trust has an impressive track record in delivering in-hospital care. Airedale has been named as one of the CHKS Top 40 Hospitals for the last seven years, and is one of only five Trusts shortlisted this year for the CHKS Top Hospitals Patient Safety Award 2018, a prestigious accolade which we previously won in 2012.  The award recognises outstanding performance in providing a safe hospital environment for patients.

Contact Us

Please contact us if you require any further information about the TaRTS courses and licencing of courses.

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Feedback from candidates and observers

"Brilliant day today at @TaRTS_course loved it! Thanks to the faculty."
- Sam Cresswell. TaRTS Candidate. 6th June 2017

"...extremely informative day, refreshed on a lot of things and learnt a lot of new things too. Great team, thanks to them all."
- David Haston. TaRTS Candidate. 4th May 2017
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"Great day. Needed by all emergency nurses. Train to develop competence and confidence." 
- Janet Youd. Chair of the RCN Emergency Care Association. 6th June 2017

"It is clear that a tremendous amount of work has gone into the course. You and your team need to be congratulated for your sterling work."
​- Ahmed Akhtar. EM Consultant, Trauma Lead, Bradford Royal Infirmary. 4th May 2017

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