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Head of the School of Pathology
Dr Edmund Cheesman
edmund.cheesman@mft.nhs.uk

 

Associate Head of the School of Pathology
Dr Vinita Mishra
vinita.mishra@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

 

Associate Postgraduate Dean
Dr Mumtaz Patel
mumtaz.patel2@nhs.net

 

All general enquiries from should be emailed to the School of Pathology Programme Support Team on the following email address: england.pathology.nw@nhs.net .This will ensure you get the fastest response to your query.  

 

The School support team is based at our Manchester office:

Programme Support Manager
Mandy Taylor 

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 268 9706
Chemical Pathology/Metabolic Medicine/Histopathology inc:
Diagnostic Neuropathology
Forensic Histopathology
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

 

Programme Support Manager
Laura Griffiths

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 268 9614
Combined Infection Training/ Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology/Medical Virology
 
Programme Support Co-ordinator
Rebecca Kenyon

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 268 9664
Chemical Pathology/Metabolic Medicine/Histopathology inc:
Diagnostic Neuropathology
Forensic Histopathology
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology
 
Programme Support Co-ordinator
Liz Housby

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 268 9549
Combined Infection Training/ Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology/Medical Virology
 
Programme Support Administrator
Barbara Coe

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 628 9675
Chemical Pathology/Metabolic Medicine/Histopathology inc:
Diagnostic Neuropathology
Forensic Histopathology
Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology

 

Programme Support Administrator
Zarmina Ali

england.pathology.nw@nhs.net

0161 628 9743
Combined Infection Training/ Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology/Medical Virology
 

 

HEE North West Lead Employer

 

 

Mersey and West Lancs Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (formerly St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) is the Lead Employer for the whole of the North West region.

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Website https://leademployer.sthk.nhs.uk/  
General Queries Email: lead.employer@sthk.nhs.uk Tel: 0151 426 1600
Payroll Email: leademployerpayroll@sthk.nhs.uk Tel: 0151 290 4658

 

Links for Support

 

 

If you are a postgraduate doctor experiencing difficulties, please follow this link: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/tres for further support. 

There is an updated NW SuppoRTT Guidance document available here: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-process 

For information on Return to Training: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training 

 

 

Important Dates

 

 

Upcoming ARCPs dates will be confirmed shortly 

 

 Useful Links

 

link icon The Royal College of Pathology

link icon Careers Advice

Policies & Procedures

SuppoRTT pre/post absence support - www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-process

 

https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training

https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-contacts

 

College Registration & ePortfolios

 
 

 

Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM) must register with JRCPTB and access the ePortfolio through the College on registration to list all placements, supervisors and WPBAs. All guidance and help will be through the college: https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/eportfolio-information 

Trainees who are joint Medical Microbiology, Medical Virology with Infectious Diseases will need to register as a joint trainee with RCPath: https://www.rcpath.org/trainees/training/register-as-a-trainee/online-registration-form-joint-trainees.html - trainees will access JRCPTB to record training competencies.

Histopathology specialities and Chemical Pathology (incl Metabolic Medicine) must register with Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and register to access the LEPT eportfolio system to list all placements, supervisors and WPBAs. All guidance and help will be through the College: https://www.rcpath.org/trainees/assessment/learning-environment-for-pathology-trainees-lept.html 

 

Page Last Updated 15/08/2023