North West School of Pathology - Home
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Welcome to the North West School of Pathology
Health Education England North West (HEE NW) School of Pathology aims to provide the best training and support to all our trainees.
Dr Lipsita Patnaik is the current Head of School for the School of Pathology and Dr Mumtaz Patel is Associate Dean.
Opportunities exist within the Deanery for subspecialty training in all of the pathology disciplines.
The School actively encourages trainees to be involved in school activity and have trainee representatives on the school board and executive.
The School oversees the training in Chemical Pathology & Metabolic Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (inc Tropical Medicine), Virology and Histopathology (including the subspecialties of Paediatric Pathology, Forensic Pathology and Neuropathology). The aim is to provide specialist training to ensure new consultants are appointed with the knowledge and skills required for professional practice.
Head of the North West School of Pathology
Dr Lipsita Patnaik
Email: dr.patnaik@hee.nhs.uk
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
Associate Postgraduate Dean for Pathology
Dr Mumtaz Patel
Email: mumtaz.patel@hee.nhs.uk
Health Education England
Three Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
Associate Head of School
Dr Vinita Mishra
Email: vinita.mishra@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
School of Pathology Key Contacts
| Specialty | North Western | Mersey |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Pathology | Dr Michael France Email:michael.france@cmft.nhs.uk |
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| Infectious Diseases | Dr Alec Bonington Email: alec.bonington@pat.nhs.uk |
Dr Tom Blanchard Email: thomas.blanchard@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| Medical Microbiology and Virology | Dr Andrew Dodgson Email: andrew.dodgson@mft.nhs.uk |
Dr Timothy Neal Email: timothy.neal@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| Histopathology | Dr Edmund Cheesman Email: edmund.cheesman@mft.nhs.uk |
Dr Carol Ross Email: carol.ross@sthk.nhs.uk |
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| School of Pathology Careers Lead |
Bianca Da Gama-Rose |
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| Academic Representative |
Richard Byers |
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| LTFT lead |
Cecilia Jukka |
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HEE North West School of Pathology Training Programme Management Team
The HEE North West School of Pathology Training Programme Management Team are based at HEE's Liverpool Office.
| Role | Name | Email Address | Telephone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Support Manager for Pathology | Natalie Dawson | natalie.dawson@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2615 |
| Programme Support Co-ordinator for Pathology | Kaleigh Fennah | kaleigh.fennah@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2505 |
| Programme Support Administrator for Pathology | Teresa Guy | pathology.nw@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2568 |
General enquiries from Trainees should be emailed to the School of Pathology Programme Support Team on the following email address: pathology.nw@hee.nhs.uk
HEE North West Lead Employer
From 1 October 2018 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 | www.sharedservices.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 trainee 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
13
October
2020
School of Pathology Board Meeting
VENUE: MS Teams
15
december
2020
Histopathology Winter ARCP
VENUE: TBC
11
january
2021
Medical Microbiolgy & Infectious Diseases ARCP
VENUE: TBC
11
May
2021
School of Pathology Spring Board
VENUE: TBC
01
JUne
2021
Chemical Pathology & Metabolic Medicine ARCP
VENUE: TBC
Useful Links
The Royal College of Pathology
SuppoRTT pre/post absence support - www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-process
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 24 August 2020