North West Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
North West Core Surgical Training
The purpose of Core Surgical Training is to allow the resident doctor to develop the basic and fundamental surgical skills common to all surgical specialties, together with a few specialty-specific surgical skills.
Core Surgical Training in NHS England – North West is divided between two sectors and each have their own Training Programme Director. Please select one of the following for further information on each sector:
Programme Support Officer for Surgery
Attendance at teaching is mandatory and resident doctors are required to attend a minimum of 70% (8 full teaching sessions).
All teaching sessions will be 8.30am – 4.30pm unless otherwise stated. Teaching will be a hybrid programme with mixture of virtual and face to face sessions.
Month | CT1/ST1 Teaching Date | CT2/ST2 Teaching Date |
---|---|---|
August 2024 |
Wednesday 14 August 2024 NHS England - North West Educational Induction, mandatory for CT1/ST1 to attend |
Wednesday 28 August 2024 |
September 2024 | Wednesday 11 September 2024 | Wednesday 25 September 2024 |
October 2024 | Wednesday 9 October 2024 | Wednesday 23 October 2024 |
November 2024 | Wednesday 13 November 2024 | Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
December 2024 |
Wednesday 18 December 2024 Joint teaching session for all core surgical resident doctors |
|
January 2025 | Wednesday 8 January 2025 | Wednesday 22 January 2025 |
February 2025 | Wednesday 12 February 2025 | Wednesday 26 February 2025 |
March 2025 | Wednesday 12 March 2025 | Wednesday 26 March 2025 |
April 2025 | Wednesday 9 April 2025 | Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
May 2025 | Wednesday 14 May 2025 | Wednesday 28 May 2025 |
June 2025 | Wednesday 11 June 2025 | Wednesday 25 June 2025 |
Places to be allocated by the CST Coordinator
Essential Surgical Skills Workshops (CST1/ST1) | Monday 20 August 2024 Tuesday 21 August 2024 |
Mandatory for CST1/ST1 doctors to attend. Doctors will be allocated to one of the two days by the CST Coordinator. |
Human Factors Workshops (CST2/ST2) | To be confirmed 6 sessions over the 12 months |
Mandatory for CST2/ST2 doctors. doctors initally offered choice to select date before being allocated by CST Coordinator. |
Anatomy Bootcamps | To be confirmed 3 sessions over the 12 months sheduled one month prior to MRCS Part B/DO-HNS |
Mandatory for CT1/ST1 with places available for CT2/ST2 doctors who have not completed MRCS Part B exam. |
CST Trauma Course | Monday 31 March 2025 | Optional sign up course. Priority for CT2/ST2 who have not completed ATLS. |
For further information, please visit the North West Core Surgical Training Website or email coresurgery@mft.nhs.uk
For the most up to date syllabus and curriculum, please visit the ISCP website
Post-August 2021 curriculum ("new" curriculum)
For Recruitment Information, please visit the North West of England Core Surgical Training Recruitment Information page:
Visit the North West Core Surgical Training Recruitment Information Page
British Orthopaedic Association
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The British Association of Urological Surgeons
European Association of Urology
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
The Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland
SuppoRTT (Supported Return to Training)
Study Leave | Email: england.studyleave.nw@nhs.net
Out of Programme (OOP) information
Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Training | Email: england.ltft.nw@nhs.net
Revalidation | Form R | Email: england.revalidation.nw@nhs.net
Leadership courses (Medical Leadership Fellowships, Postgraduate Module in Medical Leadership)
Education courses (PG Certificate in Workplace Based Postgraduate Medical Education Fellowship) | Email: england.facultydevelopment.nw@nhs.net
Careers advice | england.careers.nw@nhs.net
Page last updated: 18 September 2024