Training Programme Director (North West)
Dr Kirsten Baron
Consultant in Palliative Medicine
St Catherine's Hospice
Lostock Lane
Lostock Hall
Preston
PR2 9HT
Tel: 01772 629171
E-mail: Kirsten.baron@lthtr.nhs.uk
North Western Training Programme
Trainees in the first year gain essential core palliative medicine skills, with 12 months based in hospice units gaining experience of inpatient care, outpatient services and community services. During this time, they will undertake ‘keeping in touch’ weeks in GIM to maintain acute medical skills relevant for the acute take.
In the subsequent 3 years of training trainees will spend 8 months in palliative medicine each year (community, hospital and hospice) and undertake rotations in oncology, transition and pain medicine.
Trainees will establish a regular non palliative medicine outpatient clinic that continues throughout their higher specialist training.
Overall, there is a progressive development of clinical responsibility from inpatients to outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits. Opportunities are provided to learn about other aspects of the Consultant role, including management skills, audit, teaching and educational supervisory skills.
Each trainee is linked to an Educational Supervisor throughout the 4-year training programme. All StRs participate in an on-call rota in hospice palliative medicine throughout the training program.