North West School of ACCS
Welcome to the HEE NW School of ACCS
ACCS Training Programme
Training Programme Directors
| Catherine Williams (Northwest) | catherine.williams@boltonft.nhs.uk |
| John Gilbert | john.gilbert@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
Associate Dean
Dr Alison Gale
Trainee Reps:
CT/ST1 Trainee Reps
| Name | Region | |
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| Farah Hussain | NWN | |
| Rebecca Parry | MER |
CT/ST2 Trainee Reps
| Name | Region | |
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| Jack Smith | jacksmith@doctors.org.uk | NWN |
| Vivian Pringle | vivian.pringle@ggc.scot.nhs.uk | MER |
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Trust Appointed Training leads For ACCS |
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Trust / Role |
Email |
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Argall, Jon & Shohelly, Sharmin |
Blackpool |
dr.argall@nhs.net / sharmin.shohelly@nhs.net |
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Brooks, Neil |
Leighton |
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| Lancaster, Vicki | Preston | Vicky.lancaster@lthtr.nhs.uk |
| Sasi Kumar, Kavita | Salford | Kavita.SasiKumar2@nca.nhs.uk |
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Butler, John |
MRI |
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Clarke, Tim |
Blackburn |
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| Devlin, Erin |
Salford |
Erin.Devlin@srft.nhs.uk |
| Duncan, Alastair | MRI, Anaesthesia | Alastair.Duncan2@mft.nhs.uk |
| Evans, Louise | Stockport | Louise.Evans@stockport.nhs.uk |
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Goddard, Chris |
Southport & Ormskirk |
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Gotz, Vera |
Lancaster - Acute Medicine and ICM |
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Jumani, Deepa |
Warrington |
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| Kelly, Charlie | ST1 EM MER Trainee Rep | charliekelly@doctors.org.uk |
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Mittal, Rajnish |
Countess of Chester |
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Mohanraj, Arun |
Wigan |
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UHSM Lead |
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O'leary, Clare |
St Helens |
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Parkinson, Elizabeth |
Wirral |
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Roberts, Cath |
Preston |
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| Ravishankar, Nagaraja |
Pennine ACCS Lead Anaesthesia |
Nagaraja.Ravishankar@nca.nhs.uk |
| Stocks, Cam | Manchester region CT2 Rep | cam@camstocks.org |
| Swires-Hennessy, Kate |
Macclefield |
kate.swires-hennessy@nhs.net |
| Walsh, Joseph | ST2 EM MER Trainee Rep | joseph-walsh@doctors.org.uk |
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Williams, Cath |
Bolton |
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| Wiles, Tom | RLBUHT | Tom.Wiles@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
The Support Team email address: accsem.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Natalie Dawson: Programme Support Manager
Lindsey Robinson: Programme Support Co-ordinator
Gillian Johnson: Programme Support Officer
Vacant: Programme Support Administrator
Mersey - Introduction/Overview of Programme
The ACCS training programme in Mersey is a two year rotation comprising of six months in each of Emergency Medicine (EM), Acute Medicine (AM), Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (ICM). There are 22 posts in each of year one (ST1/CT1) and year two (ST2/CT2). Each year is made up of 18 posts which have EM as their parent specialty and 4 posts which have Anaesthesia as their parent specialty.
Most training tracks have EM and AM in year one and most trainees are based within one hospital for the two years of ACCS training.
North Western - Introduction/Overview of Programme
ACCS provides trainees with an interest in acute specialties with initial training in Acute Medicine, Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine. It is an entry pathway to Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and both Acute Medicine and Core Medical Training. Currently ACCS is the only entry point for Emergency Medicine. The North Western Deanery ACCS training programme is a programme of two years duration (CT1 and CT2) and will provide 6 months training in each of the aforementioned specialties.
Emergency Medicine comprises of 25 CT1 posts of the ACCS rotation. During their time in this post trainees will be exposed to all aspects of emergency medical practice and will be given a basic grounding in the knowledge and skills necessary for safe practice. The syllabus will be that leading to the membership of the College of Emergency Medicine. At the end of CT2 trainees are competent to cover the middle grade rota in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine badged trainee’s progress to ST3 year comprising paediatric and musculoskeletal Emergency Medicine.
The Anaesthetic component of the acute common stem is provided at a number of hospitals in the North West. These have been chosen at Trusts where anaesthetic and intensive care training has been of a consistently high standard. From August 2021-22 there will be 15 CT1 placements. The posts will be for a period of 6 months.
The objective of Intensive Care Medicine component of ACCS is to provide experience in the management of the critically ill patient, in a closely supervised environment. The ICM competencies outlined in the 2021-22 ACCS Curriculum are identical to those defined for core training by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine and ACCS trainees can apply at ST3 level to the new ICM training programmes.
As of 2021-22 the selection process differs for each of the tracks (Acute Medicine, Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine) within ACCS. There is currently no defined ICM track as ACCS is only one route to Specialty Training in ICM.
General Description of Rotation
ACCS training is offered in many of the hospitals within the Greater Manchester, Cumbria and Lancashire areas of the North Western Deanery. (Please see list attached below) In most cases training in each of the four component specialties will be offered within the same Trust, but where this is not possible, training will be in two Trusts with geographical co-locations.
Educational Opportunities
There is integrated training across the region for ACCS trainees.
Further Training Programme information, Lead Employer information and Regional Rotational Hospital list please see PDF documents below.
All Emergency Medicine Trainees Contact:accsem.nw@hee.nhs.uk
Information for newly appointed Core Anaesthesia Trainees:
The NW Stage 1 Anaesthesia rotation covers all hospitals in the NW School of anaesthesia, from Lancaster in the North to Stockport in the South.
There are 2 TPDs who work collaboratively to develop each rotation. The TPDs are currently responsible for hospitals in the north & south of the region:
The TPDs are:
North TPD: Dr Oliver Pratt, Oliver.Pratt@NCA.nhs.uk
Responsible for trainees at:
- Royal Preston Hospital (and Chorley)
- Blackpool
- East Lancs (Blackburn and Burnley)
- Lancaster
- Salford
- Royal Bolton
- Wigan
South TPD: Dr Sophie Bishop sophie.bishop@mft.nhs.uk
Responsible for trainees at:
- Stepping Hill
- Oldham
- MFT - Wythenshawe
- MFT - North Manchester
- MFT – Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Tameside
Please note, that you are accepting a post in the North West School. The TPDs will always endeavour to make your allocations convenient, but by accepting this post, you are effectively agreeing to work in any of the Hospitals in the North West region, from Lancaster in the North, to Stockport in the South. All trainees in stage 1 anaesthesia should expect to spend at least 1 year of their training in one of the Northern Hospitals: Blackpool, East Lancs, Lancaster or Preston.
Further information can be found at www.mmacc.uk
ACCS Anaesthesia Trainee Contacts:
CT1 and CT2 ACCS Anaesthesia trainees please use accsem.nw@hee.nhs.uk
CT3 ACCS Anaesthesia trainees please use anaesthesia.nw@hee.nhs.uk
ACCS Acute Medicine Trainee Contacts:
CT1 and CT2 ACCS Acute Medicine trainees please use accsem.nw@hee.nhs.uk
CT3 ACCS Acute Medicine trainees please use mandy.taylor@hee.nhs.uk
Useful Links
From August 2021 a new curriculum for trainees doctors will go live
More information about 2021 curriculum can be found: here
RCEM members will be provided with a new ePortfolio platform (Kaizen).
For further information about the new ePortfolio, data migration and Exams and Curriculum transitions please click: here
RCEM Data Migration to Kaizen August 2021 https://youtu.be/Xuj2y4gXdCo
For all Lead Employer Queries, please contact the Lead Employer Helpdesk - 0151 478 7777
or visit the new Lead Employer website here
http://classroom.stemlyns.org.uk/login/index.php St Emlyns Classroom
https://sharedservices.sthk.nhs.uk/ - Lead Employer
http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/accs - ACCS http://www.rcem.ac.uk/ - The Royal College of Emergency Medicine
http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/ - The Royal College of Anaesthetists
https://www.rsm.ac.uk/ - The Royal College of Medicine
SuppoRTT Information and Contacts
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-contacts