Primary FRCA SBA Course for the Nov ’26 Exam [Register Interest]

Course Overview
Number of Places:
 Limited to 72  
Date:
 11th - 16th October 2026  
Location: Village Hotel, Fallows Way, Whiston, L35 1RZ  
Time: 11.00 Sunday - 15.00 Friday
  
Details of Application or Registering your Interest
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Please read the following before considering application for this Course:

The Course is only available to Anaesthetists who are on the threshold of the.
November 2026 Primary FRCA Examination.
Attendance is restricted to individuals who are due to sit the imminent Examination and
have already completed substantial revision in preparation.

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The Course
60 Hours of intensive Question Analysis Group Work
Long Days – 12 hours a day – 08:00 to 20:00
You must be able to attend the whole of the Course and be present before 11am on the Sunday
We cannot allow individuals to come and go as they please
All Leave, Travel & Domestic arrangements must be in place.

“I would never ever have covered this amount, in this time, if I had been working by myself at home”

“It is invaluable to be somewhere, away from the distractions of home and work, and be able to focus and stay motivated with a group of like-minded individuals”

Hard Work – Great Spirit – Camaraderie Galore

It is not a course of SBA Practice – This can be done at home with Question Banks
It is not a course of SBA Question Memorising or Pattern Recognition – This will not serve you well for the SBA Examination
It is a Course of Question Analysis & Group Discussion.

It is important that those considering attending understand:
The course has no didactic input
You should not come to the course expecting to be taught
You should come to the course expecting to learn
As indeed you will.

Course Menu of Materials containing
Physics Measurement Equipment
Physiology
Pharmacology
Clinical
Statistics

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A Note on Group Work:
You should reconsider your application to this course if you are not willing to work efficiently and collaboratively within a group environment. This is not a course for individual revision or private study.
The MSA strongly believes that effective group work is a key contributor to the success of those attending our Courses. A lack of engagement from one individual can negatively impact the experience of others who are willing to fully participate.
Given the significant investment of both time and money in sitting the FRCA Exams, we ask that you are mindful of the impact your approach may have on others before applying.
Those who do not engage with their group or who wish to work independently will be asked to leave.

Important Note;
A common misunderstanding amongst the Anaesthetic Constituency is that you will be exposed to the RCA Bank of Questions on this Course.
We need to make it clear, before application, that we do not have RCA Questions and you must not come expecting to be exposed to RCA Questions.
The best we can do is expose you to Topics and Themes similar to those in the Exam so it engenders Group Discussion and Debate, and ensures you are gaining a sound & thorough understanding around a topic, to then help you make appropriate judgement in the Examination.

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STAFF & FACULTY
Chief Executive Officer
Kirstie Gray
Chief Operating Officer
Dr Kristianne Jones
MSA Consultant Advisors
Dr Tushar Dixit & Dr Beth Perritt
Course Faculty Consultant Leads
Drs James Masters
Faculty Members
Drs Katherine Gillespie, Hannah Mulgrew, Josh Colfar, Imogen Watkins & Hannah Kennedy

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APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE WILL NOT OPEN BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2026

However, you can register your interest in this Course from now to ensure you are on the Mailing List to receive further details in August surrounding application and the Course.
By doing this, you are not committing yourself to applying for the Course.
>> REGISTER YOUR INTEREST <<

If you haven’t already, the advice is to organise your Leave (Study/Annual) sooner than later – it is always easier to cancel leave, rather than trying to obtain it, later down the line

The College are opening their Exam Bookings on the 17th August, please ensure you are booked onto the Exam prior to submitting Application to our Course

>> YOU CAN FLICK THROUGH OUR TESTIMONIALS HERE <<

Re-Attending this Course
We do not think it is the best use of time or money to re-attend our Courses as much of the Material will be the same as you were exposed to previously.
We would not want re-attending Candidates to leave feeling that they have not gained full benefit from their time and their money.
Therefore, we do not advocate it.
However, after prioritising those who have not had the opportunity to attend the course yet:-
We do make exceptions for re-attending this Course, but you MUST let us know that you have attended before.
Due to the Group Work aspect of the Course, we must organise you with others who also have attended before as to avoid upsetting any Group Dynamics.

 

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