Foundation Programme Directors

The Deanery has established a network of Foundation Programme Directors who spend a minimum of one session per week working on improving service and education matters for the Foundation Trainees within their Trust.

Programme Director Acute Trust Primary Hospital Site(s)
Dr Helen Coutts (FPD Lead)
Dr Thanos Konstantinidis (FY1)
Dr Sukhbir Bhullar (FY2)
East Lancashire Trust Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Blackburn Hospital
Burnley General Hospital
DrMarium Khan (FY1)
Dr Adrian McKenna (FY2)
Dr Hanadi Sari-Kouzel (Enhanced Foundation Programme Lead)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Dr Jennifer Ruddlesin (FPD and LIFT Lead)
Dr Natalie Walker (FPD and Academic Lead)
Dr Geraldine Donnelly (AFPD)
Dr Deborah Saleh (AFPD)
Dr Nikesh Patel (AFPD)Dr Laura Edwards (AFPD)
Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Royal Bolton Hospital
Dr Kuldip Bakaya (Ass. FPD for Wythenshawe)
Dr Clare McGettigan (Ass. FPD for NMGH)
Dr Rebecca Davenport (Ass. FPD for MRI)
Dr Kanwa Ekwegh (Lead FPD MFT)
Dr Jane Lowery (AFPD F1 Teaching and Careers)
Dr Easwari Kothandaraman (AFPD SFP)
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Manchester Royal Infirmary
Wythenshawe Hospital
North Manchester General Hospital
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Mr Vinod Varughese (FPD)
Dr Chera Arunachalam (Ass. FPD)
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Preston Hospital
Chorley District General
Dr Ali Warsi (FY2)
Colin Cutting (FY1)
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Furness General Hospital
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Peter Kilgour (AFPD SCO F1)
Sotonye Tolofari (AFPD SCO F2)
Dr Shahid Mirza (BRO F1)
Dr Ramesh Ekambaram (BRO FPD/LEAD)
Nothern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Fairfield General Hospital
Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Infirmary
Salford Royal Hospital
Dr Mousumi Sadhukhan
Dr Souvik Das
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Stepping Hill Hospital
Lucy Coates (FY1)
Dr Roopa Krishnamurthy (FY2)
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Tameside General Hospital
Dr Felvira Godinho (FY1)
Dr Justin Tankard (FY2)
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Dr Raj Kumar
Dr Rob Jones
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Aintree Hospital
Dr Richard Hay
Jennie Granger
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Countess of Chester Hospital
Dr Micayla Telfer East Cheshire NHS Trust Macclesfield District General Hospital
Ms Susan Hignett (FPD)
Dr Duncan Fullerton (Associate FPD)
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Leighton Hospital
Dr Alison Hool Isle of Man Noble's Hospital
Christopher Webb
Dr Sabnam Samad
Liverpool University Foundation Trust Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Broadgreen Hospital
TBC Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust Southport and Formby District General Hospital
Catherine Gerrard
Zoe Boyes
Dr Paul Stockton
Mr Mohamed Abdulmajed
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Whiston Hospital
Hannah Giddings
Tim Bentham (FY2)
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Arrowe Park Hospital
Dr Thej Narayana
Dr Imran Zakria
Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust Warrington Hospital
TBC Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust Alder Hey Hospital
Dr Deepak Gupta (FT Lead) Mersey Care NHS Trust Mersey Care
Linda Watkins Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust Liverpool Women’s Hospital