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Resuscitation Services Advanced National courses

What do we offer:

At St Georges we offer 5 advanced courses, these include:

  • Advanced life support (ALS 2-day & 1-day eALS)- RCUK
  • European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS)- RCUK
  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) – ALSG
  • Newborn Life Support (NLS)- RCUK
  • GIC (Generic instructor course) – RCUK & ALSG

How to apply:

1. Complete an online application form using the links below (you do not need to send any documents to us):

Apply for Weekday Courses (Internal staff only)

Apply for Weekend Courses

2. Await an email from the course director a few weeks before the course with an ‘offer of place’ and instructions on how to arrange payment and confirm your place. Please read all email correspondence.

Instruct on a course

If you are a qualified instructor and would like to teach on our courses, please fill out an application using the links below and we will be in touch! The same links are also used to apply for instructor candidate places.

Instruct on a course

Instruct on a weekend course

Candidate eligibility

The following is taken from the Resus Council UK Advanced provider course regulations 2025:

ALS 2-day course, e-ALS

Healthcare professionals working in acute care areas (e.g. ED, CCU, ICU, HDU, operating theatres, acute medical admissions units) or on resuscitation/medical emergency/ICU outreach teams. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates if this is an established local arrangement

EPALS

The EPALS course is designed for healthcare professionals who need skills in managing deteriorating paediatric patients and paediatric cardiac arrests. It is for individuals who use skills in advanced paediatric life support as part of their clinical duties, as well as those who teach on a regular basis. All applicants must hold a professional healthcare qualification or be in training for a professional healthcare qualification. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates if this is an established local arrangement.

NLS

The NLS course is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the delivery and care of newborn infants in the out-of-hospital setting. This includes junior/senior medical and nursing staff, midwives, paramedics, resuscitation practitioners, maternity support workers and student midwives. Medical students in their final year of training can be accepted as candidates if this is an established local arrangement.

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