Table 3.

Surgical competency levels at end of Stage 1 of training.

Index procedure (end of Stage 1)	Skill level required
Lumbar puncture and lumbar drain insertion	4
Insertion of ICP monitor	3
Burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma	2
Insertion of external ventricular drain	2
Craniotomy (opening and closing)	2
Lumbar decompression (approach)	2
Median nerve decompression/ulnar nerve decompression or transposition/sural nerve biopsy/harvesting (where available)	2