North West School of Paediatrics
Welcome to the North West
School of Paediatrics
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training
https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-contacts
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Introduction:
The Deanery School of Paediatrics aims to provide a comprehensive high-quality teaching and education programme for those interested in training in paediatrics. Training in paediatrics in this deanery follows a syllabus set by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and takes account of national guidance by the General Medical Council.
The School of Paediatrics also provides strategic leadership for the recruitment of trainees to paediatric specialties. It arranges for the recruitment and induction of trainees from the Foundation Programmes into Specialty Training posts and arranges for the allocation of trainees to run-through rotations in Levels 1 and Level 2 that are appropriate for their training needs.
The School of Paediatrics also oversees the quality of Paediatric training posts in conjunction with the RCPCH tutors, the Postgraduate Clinical Tutors and Directors of Medical Education.
The School of Paediatrics also:
- Oversees the Higher Specialty Training (Level 2) schemes in general paediatricand the various paediatric specialties within and ensures that there are educational opportunities to meet the standards required by the RCPCH
- Ensures the provision of appropriate courses for examination preparation, the acquisition of essential competencies and general professional development.
- Gives guidance about the appropriateness of courses to trainees in paediatrics at their various stages of development.
- Assesses the progress of trainees, maintains appraisal systems for trainees and supervises their summative assessments.
- Ensures adequate provision of career advice supported by up-to-date information on career opportunities.
- Ensures that there is provision for potential progression into an academic career and for flexible training.
The RCPCH runs examinations, organises courses and conferences, issues guidance on clinical and other issues relating to the welfare of children. It also has a major role in setting and maintaining professional standards. It was founded in 1996 but traces its origins back to the British Paediatric Association, founded in 1928, which acted as a focus for professional activity in the field of paediatrics prior to the formation of the College.
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Head of School |
Joint |
Dr Guy Makin | Guy..Makin@mft.nhs.uk | |
| Associate Dean for Paediatrics | Joint | Dr Aruna Hodgson | Aruna.hodgson1@nhs.net | |
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Training Programme Director – ST1 – 2 |
Mersey |
Dr Nasim Mahmood |
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Training Programme Director – ST3 - 4 |
Mersey |
Dr Sally Ogden |
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Training Programme Director – ST5 – 8 |
Mersey |
Dr Ian Kilroy |
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Training Programme Director – ST1 - 2 |
Manchester |
Dr Sudhakar Kandasamy |
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Training Programme Director – ST3 - 4/Regional Lead |
Manchester |
Dr Sunil Bagewadi |
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Training Programme Director – ST5 – 8 |
Manchester |
Dr Ranganna Ranganath |
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Training Programme Director for Exam support |
Mersey/Manchester |
Dr Rosaline Garr |
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Training Programme Director for Wellbeing |
Mersey/Manchester |
Dr Swathi Upadrasta |
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Training Programme Director for Study leave |
Mersey/Manchester |
Dr Jayaprakash Rajaram |
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Regional Lead – Academic |
Mersey |
Professor Calum Semple |
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Paediatric Trainee Education Committee Chair/ Step Programme Lead - Attends School Board meetings to represent trainees, including to raise concerns and highlight achievements |
Mersey |
Dr Hather Tomas |
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ST1 - 4 Rep (Core Paediatrics) - Represent trainees at committee meetings and feedback challenges/concerns to Chair) |
Mersey |
Dr Jared Murphy |
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ST5 - 7 Rep (Specialty Paediatrcs) - Represent ST4-7 trainees at committee meetings and feedback challenges/concerns to Chair |
Mersey |
Dr Marianne Tavaabie |
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GRID Rep - Represent GRID trainees at committee meetings, feedback challenges/concerns to Chair and provide support to ST2-3s considering GRID application |
Mersey |
Dr Maryke Nielsen |
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Trainee Representative – LTFT |
Mersey |
Dr Violet Swain |
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Trainee Representative – LTFT |
Manchester |
Dr Hannah Mechie |
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Trainee Representative - RCPCH |
Mersey |
Dr Charlotte King |
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Trainee Representative - RCPCH |
Manchester |
Dr Florence Hibbert |
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Trainee Representative - ED and I |
Mersey |
Dr Kahled Hadi |
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Trainee Representative - ED and I |
Manchester |
Dr Reem Ghalib |
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Trainee Representative – deputy |
Manchester |
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SuppoRTT Champion and RCPCH LTFT Lead |
Mersey |
Dr Laura Wade |
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SuppoRTT Champion |
Manchester |
TBC |
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Stepping Up Champion |
Mersey |
TBC |
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Stepping Up Champion |
Manchester |
TBC |
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College Tutor - Alder Hey |
Mersey |
Dr Shirley Mulvaney |
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College Tutor - Alder Hey (deputy) |
Mersey |
Dr Maw Tan |
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| College Tutor - Alder Hey (deputy) | Mersey | Dr Meriel Tolhurst-Cleaver |
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College Tutor - Arrowe Park - Acute Paeds |
Mersey |
Dr Eleanor Derwas |
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College Tutor - Arrowe Park – Neonates |
Mersey |
Dr Sarah Thompson |
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College Tutor - Countess of Chester |
Mersey |
Dr Alison Timmis |
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College Tutor - Leighton |
Mersey |
Dr Emily Thomas |
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College Tutor - Liverpool Womens |
Mersey |
Dr Bala Palanisami |
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College Tutor - Macclesfield |
Mersey |
Dr Shailendra Rajput |
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College Tutor - Southport |
Mersey |
Dr Sudhakar Kandasamy |
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College Tutor – Warrington |
Mersey |
Dr Aarti Sridharan |
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College Tutor - Whiston |
Mersey |
Dr Swathi Upadrasta |
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College Tutor – Wrexham & Glan Clwyd |
Mersey |
Dr Matthew Sandman |
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College Tutor - Blackburn |
Manchester |
Dr Jane Tan | jane.tan@elht.nhs.uk | |
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College Tutor - Blackburn (deputy) |
Manchester |
Dr Rizwan Ali |
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College Tutor - Blackpool |
Manchester |
Dr Pavani Pakalapati |
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College Tutor - Bolton neonates |
Manchester |
Dr Affi-Anne Anosike |
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College Tutor - Bolton, General |
Manchester |
Dr Thomas Webster |
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College Tutor - Bury Community |
Manchester |
Dr Bratai Bose-Haider |
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College Tutor - Bury Community |
Manchester |
Dr Bin Hooi Low |
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College Tutor - Lancaster |
Manchester |
Dr Jayaprakash Rajaram |
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College Tutor - Neonates, Burnley |
Manchester |
Dr Raji Seethamraju |
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College Tutor - Neonates, Burnley (standing in for Dr Seethamraju) |
Manchester |
Dr Savi Sivashhankar |
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College Tutor - NMGH - Paeds and Neonates |
Manchester |
Dr Kashif Iqbal |
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College Tutor - North Manchester |
Manchester |
Dr Muhammad Iqbal |
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College Tutor – Oldham – Gen Paeds |
Manchester |
Dr Jill Mant |
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College Tutor – Oldham – Gen Paeds |
Manchester |
Dr Michael Perkin |
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College Tutor - Oldham (Neo Grid) |
Manchester |
Dr Khalid Ben Rahuma |
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College Tutor - Preston |
Manchester |
Dr Santa Masila |
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College Tutor - Preston (Paediatrics) |
Manchester |
Dr Prutha Shetty |
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College Tutor - RMCH ST1-3 |
Manchester |
Dr Richard Curnock |
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College Tutor - RMCH ST4-8 |
Manchester |
Dr Rebecca Wiilson |
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College Tutor - Salford |
Manchester |
Dr Amy Wilson |
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College Tutor - SMH Neonates |
Manchester |
Dr Minju Kuruvilla |
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College Tutor - Stockport |
Manchester |
Dr Jennifer Holman |
Jennifer.Holman@stockport.nhs.ukJennifer.Holman@stockport.nhs.uk |
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College Tutor - Tameside |
Manchester |
Dr Kelly Whitfield |
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College Tutor - Wigan |
Manchester |
Dr Sarah Hough |
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College Tutor - Wythenshawe |
Manchester |
Dr Deepa Naga Jugnauth |
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Community Child Health Training Lead |
Manchester |
Dr Lizzie Wareing |
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Lead Employer – St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust |
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Lead Employer - website |
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Lead Employer - Payroll |
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Programme Support Administrator |
JOint |
Jennie Tomley |
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Programme Support Officer |
Joinr |
Jennifer Shaw |
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england.paediatrics.nw@nhs.netProgramme Support Manager |
Joint |
Sarah Mrozek-Jackson |
england.paediatrics.nw@nhs.net
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Where we provide training:
For area map of locations click here: Map
The Cheshire and Mersey rotation includes the following trusts:
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Arrowe Park Hospital
Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust
Glan Clwyd Hospital
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
Macclesfield Hospital
Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ormskirk Hospital
Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whiston Hospital
Wrexham Maelor Hospital
The Greater Manchester and Lancashire rotation includes the following trusts:
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Burnley General Hospital
Longsight Health Centre
North Manchester General Hospital
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Royal Bolton Hospital
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Royal Oldham Hospital
Royal Preston Hospital
St Mary's Hospital
Stepping Hill Hospital
Tameside General Hospital
Wythenshawe Hospital
ARCPs:
ARCP dates:
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Assessment Panels |
January & July |
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Feedback Panels |
February & August |
Your administrator will email you with your ARCP date and the required documentation you need to complete. You will also be able to find your future ARCP date within your previous ARCP on Kaizen.
ARCPs Summer 2025
Mersey and Manchester trainees
ARCPs for Summer 2025 will be conducted virtually using Microsoft Teams on the dates below:
Assessment Panels: - Will be carried out across several dates between Thursday 19th June 25 – Tuesday 15th July 25 (we do not provide Resident Doctors with the exact date of their ARCP, due to a high level of movement within panels. This can continue to take place throughout the ARCP period).
Feedback panels: - Will be carried out on Wednesday 23rd July 25 & Wednesday 6th August 25 (please bear in mind that you may be invited to attend a virtual panel on one of these dates).
All ARCP guidance/requirements can be found below
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E-portfolio Completion Deadline: (Including CSAC report): |
Panel members will review your E-portfolio remotely, during the 2 weeks prior to the first Assessment panel date. Therefore, all trainees must ensure that all evidence required, is uploaded no later than Thursday 5th June 2025. *Please note that your Educational Supervisor reports and CSAC reports (CSAC - Grid trainees only) MUST be completed and uploaded by the deadline above. From 01 June 2024, what was previously known as the documents section within Kaizen has now been renamed as Files. Folders and documents can no longer be created and uploaded within this section, however, an ARCP preparation form is now available to use to upload information that does not fall within the Kaizen events i.e.:
Any existing folders or documents within the newly named Files section, will be available as read only from the 01/06/24 On the day of ARCP, panel members will share their findings with the rest of the panel and reach a decision. You will receive an email following your ARCP with your outcome. |
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Form R: |
PLEASE NOTE: Form R submission is now via TIS self-service (Please read the attached letter in full). You can also find a detailed User Guid via https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/form-r The Deadline for Form R submission is No earlier than Thursday 1st May 25 – no later Thursday 8th May 25 Please ensure that you upload a copy of your Form R to your E-portfolio to enable the panel to issue the correct outcome. Please note: If there are any changes to these forms or any significant events occur between the date of your submission and your ARCP, please inform your administrator via england.paediatrics.nw@nhs.net stating Mersey or Manchester, complete a new Form and upload an updated version to your E-portfolio. |
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CCT calculator: |
The CCT calculator is now provided by the school of Paediatrics administration team. Please ensure you have reviewed the calculator to ensure it is correct and up to date. The CCT calculator is required to be uploaded to E-portfolio as part of your ARCP documentation submission. If you have not received a copy of you calculator by 31/05/2025 then please email the school england.paediatrics.nw@nhs.net |
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Decision Aid: (you will be reviewed against the attached decision aid in line with the curriculum for your level of training (OOP requirements are also included) |
Postgraduate Doctors MUST ensure they carefully read requirements for ARCP on the attached decision aid and upload all required evidence by the deadlines noted within this email. You should also take a copy of this document to your Educational Supervisor meeting as a point of reference. (Please see newly added information in red in relation to NLS/APLS) All doctors with a CCT date after September 2024 regardless of whether you are on a 7or 8-year curriculum, have been moved to the Progress Plus curriculum by RCPCH. In practice the evidence & competencies needed are virtually the same as the old Progress curriculum. All previous competencies have been migrated across to the new curriculum. Please check & if any concerns regarding non-migration contact RCPCH on training.services@rcpch.ac.uk |
Training posts: All training posts must be up to date on your Eportfolio by Thursday 15th May 2025.
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Requirements for OOP trainees |
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OOPC |
Form R and update regarding OOPC uploaded to Eportfolio library |
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OOPE |
Form R and ESR on progress from OOPE supervisor |
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OOPR |
Form R and ESR on progress of research towards the stated objectives from the research supervisor |
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OOPT |
Full decision aid requirements – Decision aids available on website https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/Specialty_Schools/Paediatrics |
PLEASE NOTE:
Changes to the Educational Supervisor role wef September 2019. See link: Educational Supervisor role
Guidance for the ARCP
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Managing the eportfolio for ARCP:
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To assist the ARCP process we require trainees to manage their eportfolios in an accessible format. The following link offers guidance on how use and so this, including instructional videos and downloadable guides. |
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Managing training posts on eportfolio:
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The following offers guidance on how to enter your training posts on eportfolio. The College has combined the part of adding your supervisor with your training post, along with the appropriate Grade checklist |
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Further links:
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| Accelerating Training |
Accelerating training must be agreed at ARCP. To request accelerated training please first discuss with your Educational Supervisor and ensure the request is documented in your educationla supervisor report. |
Important Dates:
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ARCPs |
Assessment Panels: Thursday 23rd & Thursday 30th January 25 |
Mersey and Manchester joint Assessment Panel dates Via: Microsoft Teams |
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Feedback Panels: Wednesday 26th Ferbuary & Wednesday 5th March 25 |
Mersey and Manchester joint Feedback Panel date Via: Microsoft Teams |
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School Board |
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 |
Paediatric School Board Via: Microsoft Teams Time: 2:300p.m. - 5:00p.m. |
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STEP Teaching |
2024 |
Contact for STEP Teaching: Lindsay Brunt, Medical Education Manager: Lindsay Brunt (0151 252 5106 (Internal Ext. 2106) |
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Return to Training Programme course |
@ Alder Hey Institute in the Park |
SuppoRTT Course - Lindsay Brunt, Medical Education Manager: Lindsay Brunt Places can be booked by contacting: lindsay.brunt@alderhey.nhs.uk (0151 252 5106 (Internal Ext. 2106) |
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HEE North West Links:
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| Trainee guide - Greater Manchester and Lancashire | |
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Out of Programme (OOP) information Note: for OOPR/OOPT - if the post does not have GMC approval you will be required to have RCPCH input fromm teh RCPCH Training and Quality Board for OOPT or Academic Regional Representative for OOPR. The application needs to be completed (RCPCH form) and submitted to christine.pierce@gosh.nhs.uk All OOP applications requiring RCPCH input must also include the postgraduate deanery information too and accompany the RCPCH OOP application form. You can download the OOP application/approval letter
Acting up is approved for 3 months, if you require 6 months you must include an appropriate reason for the additional time and the benefits. This will need approval from the Postgraduate Dean. This will be requested by the Associate Dean on submission of the OOP to the Administration Team. |
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| Paediatric Return to Training (RTT) course for Paediatric Trainees: Link to poster | |
| Paediatric SuppoRTT information and FAQs: link | |
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SupportRTT – Return to Training Programme |
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Greater Manchester and Lancashire Trainee Website - Greater Manchester and Lancashire – go-to teaching website
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| Cheshire and Merseyside Trainee Website - https://www.mc.nwpaediatrics.com/ |