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Information and resources for North West School of Surgery trainees can be found by clicking here.

For information about individual specialties within the North West School of Surgery, please click on the links in the menu on the right hand side (or towards the bottom of the page if viewing this page on a mobile device).

Welcome to the North West School of Surgery

Our aim is to be an outstanding School of Surgery that delivers personalised educational programmes for all our trainees and supports our trainers to deliver these programmes.

We have active regional educational programmes in all specialties. We have a trainee forum/committee that meets twice a year and individual specialty training committees with trainee representatives, that meet at least twice a year. We aim to develop the specialty training programmes/posts in keeping with changing curriculum requirements. We work closely with the SACs to ensure fair assessment and career progression. We enjoy good relationships with all the UK colleges. They have been very supportive of educational days for both surgical educator and medical students interested in surgery.

With the two former deaneries merging (Mersey and North Western) some of our training programmes are across both sectors, and others are separate. Please see each specialty page to get further details (links to the individual specialty pages can be accessed through the menu on the right of this page). The Training Programme Directors contact details are on each of the specialty pages. There is a specific area to help surgical educators from all specialties. If you are interested in joining the North West School of Surgery, or would like any further information, do contact us and we will endeavour to help you with your inquiries.

Best Wishes,

Alison Waghorn

Head of the North West School of Surgery

A Series of Webinars on Managing Responces (COVID and beyond) with Nicola Forshaw
*NEW* - added 30 April 2020

Open to all Surgical Trainees and Surgical SAS doctors, Wednesday's 1900 - 2000.

Wednesday 29 April: Dealing with difficulties :anger, conflict and guilt
Wednesday 6 May: Building Resilience and Restoring sleep
Wednesday 13 May: Facing Fear and Addressing Anxiety
Wednesday 3 June: Understanding Trauma and Loss

Moderators:
Vijay Bhalaik (Associate Head of School)
Alison Waghorn (Head of School)
Nadeem Khwaja (Associate Head of School)
Ambareen Kausar (Training Programme Director)

Invites will be sent personally through HEE NW.

Helpful information:
Flyer
Podcast
Manual

New Surgical Curriculums from August 2020

New Surgical Curriculums are due to implemented in all surgical specialties from August 2020. All trainees will be expected to transition to the new curriculum at the latest by 3 August 2022. Trainees should transition to the new curriculum after the ARCP at the end of their current level of training, except:

Trainees moving into CT2 in decoupled Core Surgery or into ST8 (or ST7 in Urology or OMFS) who may choose to remain on the old curriculum.

The new curriculums have not yet been published, however there is some information on the ISCP website as well as the new curricula purpose statements.

Head of the North West School of Surgery

Ms Alison Waghorn

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Liverpool Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP

Email: alison.waghorn@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

Tel: 0151 706 3412

Associate Heads of the North West School of Surgery

Mr Nadeem Khwaja

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT

Email: nkhwaja@nhs.net

Remit: To support regional educational programmes and local teaching programmes in all surgical specialities.

Mr Vijay Bhalaik

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Arrowe Park Road
Wirral
CH49 5PE

Email: vijaybhalaik@nhs.net

Associate Postgraduate Dean for Surgery

Dr Joanne Rowell

Health Education England, North West Office
Three Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN

Email: joanne.rowell@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9714

HEE North West School of Surgery Training Programme Management Team

The HEE North West School of Surgery Training Programme Management Team are based at HEE's Manchester Office.

Ashley Barrett

Programme Support Manager for Surgery

Email: ashley.barrett@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9520

Laura Griffiths

Programme Support Co-ordinator for Surgery

Email: laura.griffiths@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9614

Angela McMahon

Programme Support Officer for Surgery
     Providing administrative support for:
          Cardio-thoracic Surgery
          Core Surgical Training
          Neurosurgery
          Paediatric Surgery
          Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery

Email: angela.mcmahon@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9513

Ian Griffiths

Programme Support Administrator for Surgery
     Providing administrative support for:
          General Surgery
          Oral & Maxillo-Facial Surgery
          Otolaryngology (ENT)
          Plastic Surgery
          Urology
          Vascular Surgery

Email: ian.griffiths@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9575

Abigail Beech-Eccles

Programme Support Assistant for Surgery

Email: abigail.beech-eccles@hee.nhs.uk

Tel: 0161 268 9705

General enquiries can also be emailed to the School of Surgery Programme Management Team on the following email address: surgery.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 and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Website	www.sharedservices.sthk.nhs.uk	Tel: 0151 430 2385
Employment Services Team Leader (Surgery)	Rachel Murphy
Employment Services Administrator (Surgery)	Jade Dearden
Employment Services Administrator (Surgery)	Sam Fairhurst
Employment Services Administrator (Surgery)	Laura Hudson
Employment Services Assistant (Surgery)
Employment Services Assistant (Surgery)
Email Address	lead.employer@sthk.nhs.uk	Please include your specialty in the subject line
Payroll	leademployerpayroll@sthk.nhs.uk	Tel: 0151 290 4658