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196 Professionally Reviewed Templates

Covering General Surgery, Breast, Colorectal, Upper GI, HPB, Endocrine, Hernia and Vascular Surgery

18 Recommended Operation Note Requirements

Included where clinically applicable to support high-quality operative documentation

Every template has been reviewed against the Royal College of Surgeons of England's Good Surgical Practice (March 2025) guidance and includes the 18 recommended operation note requirements where clinically applicable.

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All General Upper GI Colorectal Hernia Breast Endocrine HPB Vascular

16 notes — Breast

Axillary Lymph Node Clearance (Axillary Dissection)
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Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (Level I-II)
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Axillary Node Clearance
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Breast Abscess Drainage
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Breast Needle Localisation Excision Biopsy
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Mastectomy (Modified Radical) with Axillary Lymph Node Clearance
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Mastectomy (Simple)
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Mastectomy (Simple/Total)
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Modified Radical Mastectomy
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (Breast)
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Sentinel Node Biopsy (Breast)
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Wide Local Excision (Lumpectomy) — Wire-Guided
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Wide Local Excision
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Wide Local Excision (Breast)
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Wide Local Excision (Lumpectomy) with Sentinel Node Biopsy
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