| Course Overview | Eligibility | How to book | Course Dates |
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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 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.
To book your place please click here
| Cohort | Day 1 (online) | Day 2s (face-to-face) | |
| 1 | 23rd April 2025 | 9th May 2025 | Preston |
| 13th May 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 15th May 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 2 | 2nd June 2025 | 6th June 2025 | Preston |
| 11th June 2025 | Preston | ||
| 20th June 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 23rd June 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 3 | 17th July 2025 | 21st July 2025 | Preston |
| 24th July 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 25th July 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 28th July 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 4 | 3rd September 2025 | 9th September 2025 | St Helens |
| 11th September 2025 | Preston | ||
| 16th September 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 19th September 2025 | Aintree | ||
| 22nd September 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 5 | 13th November 2025 | 18th November 2025 | Aintree |
| 19th November 2025 | Preston | ||
| 20th November 2025 | Preston | ||
| 5th December 2025 | St Helens | ||
| 6 | 16th January 2026 | 21st January 2026 | Preston |
| 23rd 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 | ||
Day 3
| Anaesthetics (flyer) |
23rd June 2025 1st October 2025 To register please contact Dr Amy Hobbs Amy.Hobbs@boltonft.nhs.uk |
| Emergency Medicine |
Spring 2025 (Date TBC) Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust To register please contact Annemarie.Brown@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| General Practice |
Tuesday 13th May 2025 - Online via Microsoft Teams Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Online via Microsoft Teams To register please click here. Enquiries: england.supportt.nw@nhs.net |
| O&G (flyer) |
Dates TBC Education Centre, Chorley Disctrict Hospital. Enquiries: SuppoRTT@lthtr.nhs.uk |
| Oncology (flyer) | Dates TBC |
| Paediatrics (flyer) |
3rd June 2025 (Virtual) To book your place please email: Jackie.Kennedy@mft.nhs.uk For enquiries email: Jamie-anne.gilmour@nhs.net |
| Psychiatry (flyer) |
Date TBC For enquiries or to book your place please email: Louise.Calvert@lscft.nhs.uk |
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Surgery: Trauma & Orthopaedics (flyer) |
Date TBC For enquiries or to book your place please email: Danielle.Wharton@sthk.nhs.uk |
Page updated 31st March 2025