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The NW SuppoRTT Course consists of 3 days. The first two days are generic, and organised centrally for the region by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and the third day is a specialty specific day which is co-ordinated by your School SuppoRTT Champion. The NW SuppoRTT Course is free of charge. If you need to apply for a KIT/SPLIT or SRTT day and/or travel expenses to attend please visit our Return to Training Activities (RTT-A) page.
Day 1 Overview (delivered virtually over Zoom) More detailed information about Day 1 can be found here.
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| Session 2 | Communication Skills including debriefing, critical language, and assertive language with the PACE technique for raising concerns in a clinical environment. |
| Session 3 | Decision Making |
| Session 4 | In this interactive session we will explore recent findings from neuroscience that help us to understand more about our stress responses and explore ways to manage change in a resourceful way. |
Day 2 Overview (delivered at a choice of simulation centres in Aintree, Preston and St Helens). More detailed information about Day 2 can be found here.
*Day 2 is not recommended for those who are returning to non-patient facing specialties.
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Communication Skills
Resus Skills
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Scenarios delivered by simulation team
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Day 3 is organised by your School SuppoRTT Champion and is designed to update and refresh specialty specific skills and knowledge. You can discover more in the flyers for each day in the Day 3 dates table below.
All doctors in training who have been out of training for a period of 3 months or more are eligible to apply for the NW SuppoRTT Course.
If you have been out of training for less than 3 months please contact the team at Lancashire Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, who manage the course for NHSE, at SuppoRTT@lthtr.nhs.uk to discuss your requirements prior to applying.
| Cohort | Day 1 (online) | Day 2s (face to face) | |
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| 5 | 13th November 2025 | 18th November 2025 | Aintree |
| 19th November 2025 | Preston | ||
| 20th November 2025 | Preston | ||
| 5 December 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 6 | 16th January 2026 | 21st January 2026 | Preston |
| 22nd January 2026 | Aintree | ||
| 23rd January 2026 | St Helens | ||
| 7 | 5th March 2026 | 11th March 2026 | Preston |
| 12th March 2026 | Aintree | ||
| 20th March 2026 | St Helens | ||
| 30th March 2026 | St Helens |
| Anaesthetics (flyer) |
19th January 2026 - Salford Royal Simulation Suite 15th April 2026 - Salford Royal Simulation Suite 17th June 2026 - Salford Royal Simulation Suite To register please contact Dr Amy Hobbs Amy.Hobbs@boltonft.nhs.uk |
| Emergency Medicine |
Dates TBC - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust To register please contact Annemarie.Brown@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| General Practice |
Next Date TBC - Online via Microsoft Teams To register please click here Enquiries: england.supportt.nw@nhs.net |
| Medicine (flyer) |
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Education and Research Centre (ERC), Wythenshawe Hospital Please register by 2nd January 2026 by emailing both |
| O&G (flyer) |
22nd January 2026 - Education Centre, Chorley Disctrict Hospital. To book your place, please register using this form: https://healthacademy.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/supporrtcourseapplic... Enquiries: SuppoRTT@lthtr.nhs.uk |
| Oncology |
Thursday 26th March 2026 – 9am-4pm (Virtual) - flyer 26/03/26 To book your place, please register using this form: https://forms.office.com/e/YuL1JiQedW For enquiries contact: the-christie.pgugeducation@nhs.net |
| Paediatrics (flyer) |
Tuesday 2nd December 2025 (Virtual) Monday 8th December 2025 at Ward A4, Halton Hospital WA7 2DA (Face to Face) To book your place, please register using this form: https://forms.office.com/e/fnmjQzbhEW For enquiries email: laura.wade16@nhs.net or jayaprakash.rajaram@mbht.nhs.uk |
| Psychiatry (flyer) |
14th January 2026 - Kingfisher Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Hollins Park Hospital, Hollins Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WA To book your place, please register using this form: Booking form For enquiries please email: england.corepsychcourse@nhs.net |
| Surgery: Trauma and Orthopaedics (flyer) |
Date TBC For enquiries or to book your place please email: Danielle.Wharton@sthk.nhs.uk |
Page updated 30th October 2025