North West School of Surgery - Urology, West Sector (Mersey)

North West Urology

Cheshire and Merseyside

Information on this page relates to the West Sector of NHS England – North West (Cheshire, Merseyside and North Wales).

For information on the East Sector (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria), please click here.

Key Contacts

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Mr Snehal Patel,
Urology Training Programme Director
for Cheshire and Merseyside

Based at Arrowe Park Hospital
Email: snehalpatel@nhs.net

Courses

Below is a list of courses that you need during your training. Some are best taken early, some near to the exam, and some latter years (post-FRCS). 

 

Mandatory 

  • Urology Bootcamp (ST3) - Leeds
  • Training the Trainers
  • Good Clinical Practice
  • Research Methodology
  • Management and Leadership
     

Desirable/Recommended

  • Certificate in urodynamics
  • Spinal injuries
  • Paediatric course
  • Scientific Basis
  • FRCS Urol revision course
  • Emergency Urology course

Links

external link icon North West Urology Trainee's Website

external link icon ISCP (Surgical e-portfolio)

external link icon The British Assocoation of Urological Surgeons

external link icon The European Association of Urology

Hospitals on the Urology East Sector Rotation

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Aintree University Hospital Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alder Hey Children's Hospital Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Arrowe Park Hospital Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Countess Of Chester Hospital Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Leighton Hospital Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Women's Hospital Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Southport and Formby District General Hospital Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whiston Hospital Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Wrexham Maelor Hospital Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB

GMC Programme Code: NWE1004 (was MER959) and NWE1080 (run-through - was MER4104)


Page Last Updated 2 November 2023