North West School of Surgery - General Surgery, East Sector (North Western)
North West General Surgery
Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria
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Information on this page relates to the East Sector of NHS England North West (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria).
For information on the West Sector (Cheshire and Merseyside), please click here.
Key Contacts
Mrs Emma Davies,
General Surgery Surgery Training Programme Director
for Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria
Based at Royal Preston Hospital
Email: emma.davies166@nhs.net
Overview of General Surgery in the East Sector
Doctors in ST3 and ST4 will be allocated to one of two geographical sectors within the East Sector of NHS England North West for Intermediate Training in General Surgery. Attachments in ST3 and ST4 are for 6 months rotating through posts in several subspecialties with Emergency General Surgery. Doctors choose a Subspecialty (Breast, Colorectal, Endocrine, Hepatobilary, Transplant or Upper GI) for Final Surgical Training. Subspecialty posts are spread throughout the Sector.
Educational Oppertunities
Doctors in ST3-8 will be expected to attend any local educational programmes which are held within the hospital they are working in.
There is a comprehensive teaching programme which takes place on alternate Friday afternoons at the Education Centre at Chorley General Hospital. Attendance is mandatory and an attendance register is kept and monitored. We pride ourselves as giving one of the best regional teaching programmes in the country.
Below are the dates for the 2024/2025 HST Teaching programme to take place in the Education Centre at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, PR7 1PP:
- Thursday 12 September 2024: Online via MS Teams
- Tuesday 8 October 2024: F2F - Lecture Hall, Chorley Hospital
- Friday 22 November 2024: F2F - Exam Prep, Lecture Hall, Chorley Hospital
- Friday 6 December 2024: F2F - Joint Meeting Liverpool/Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital
- Tuesday 14 January 2025: Online via MS Teams
- Wednesday 12 February 2025: F2F - Lecture Hall, Chorley Hospital
- Monday 10 March 2025: F2F - Lecture Hall, Chorley Hospital
- Tuesday 15 April 2025: F2F - Wythenshawe/Liverpool joint meeting, Liverpool venue TBC
- Thursday 15 May 2025: Online via MS Teams
- Monday 16 June 2025: F2F - Exam Preparation, Chorley Hospital
- Wednesday 16 July 2025: F2F - Lecture Hall, Chorley Hospital
Research and Audit
Doctors in training are encouraged to develop a research interest and to carry out audit against NICE Guidelines. This is assessed as part of the ARCP process. All doctors in training should be actively involved in audit on an ongoing basis and be in a position to demonstrate this at annual appraisal and ARCP interviews. Teaching of less experienced medical colleagues, medical students, nurses and other paramedical staff is an integral part of the post and all postgraduate doctors in training are expected to be involved in this.
NWRC Committee (North West Research Collaboration Group)
Chair: Nick Heywood
Contact:
NWRC WebsiteEmail: NWRCsurgery@gmail.com
Hospitals on the General Surgery East Sector Rotation
GMC Programme Code: NWE1028 (was NWE 1067 and NWD917) and NWE1121 (run-through - was NWE1141 and NWD4040)
Page Last Updated 15 August 2024