North West School of Medical Specialties

Welcome to the North West School of Medical Specialties

The School of Medicine comprises of Internal Medicine Training (from August 2019 - previously Core Medical Training) plus specialty training delivered through 28 sub-specialty programmes.

Please see each specialty page to obtain further information (links to the individual specialty pages can be accessed through the menu on the right of this page). The table below includes key contacts at NHS England – North West. Training Programme Directors contact details are listed on each of the specialty pages.

If you have a generic query please email england.medicine.nw@nhs.net

Head of the School of Medicine

Name	Contact
Dr Raj Parikh	raj.parikh@nca.nhs.uk

Postgraduate Associate Dean

Name	Contact
Professor Simon Carley	simon.carley@nhs.net

Associate Heads of School

Name	Contact
Dr Christopher Cassidy	christopher.cassidy2@nhs.net
Dr Elizabeth Jones	elizabethjones5@nhs.net
Dr Ray Keelan	ray.keelan@mft.nhs.uk

School of Medicine Trainee Representatives

Name	Contact
Dr Leah Ajayi
Dr Paul Merron	paul.merron@nhs.net
Dr George Nowell	george.nowell@nca.nhs.uk
Dr Mollie Rowley	mollie.rowley2@mft.nhs.uk
Dr Myra Tariq	myra.tariq@mft.nhs.uk

North West Lead Employer

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Website	www.sharedservices.sthk.nhs.uk
HR Helpdesk	Emaill: lead.employer@sthk.nhs.uk Tel: 0151 478 7777 Resident doctors are advised to put their speciality and nature of query into the subject header so that the query can be directed to one of the following teams: Pay and Work schedules, Rotations and contracts, Onboarding, Absence support, Case Management.

North West School of Medicine Training Programme Management Team

Specialty	Programme Support Manager	Programme Support Coordinatator	Programme Support Officer / Administrator	Telephone
Acute internal medicine	Mandy TaylorMandy TaylorMandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9706
Allergy medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9549
Audio vestibular medicine	Mandy Taylor	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
Cardiology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
Clinical genetics	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Clinical neurophysiology	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9706
Clinical oncology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics	Mandy Taylor	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
Dermatology	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca.Kenyon	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9706
Endocrinology and diabetes mellitus	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Gastroenterology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Debbie Grove	0161 268 9549
Geriatric medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9549
Genito-urinary medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Haematology	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9706
Immunology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9549
Infectious diseases / Combined infection training / Tropical medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joannne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Internal medicine training (IMT) North West	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9706
Internal medicine training (IMT) Mersey	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Nicola Moffitt	0151 479 2576
Medical oncology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
Medical Ophthalmology	Mandy Taylor		Barbara Coe	0161 268 9706
Neurology	Mandy Taylor	Debbie Grove	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9706
Nuclear medicine	Please contact the Nuclear Medicine TPD
Occupational medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Barbara Coe	0161 268 9549
Paediatric cardiology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Palliative medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Rehabilitation medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Debbie Grove	0161 268 9549
Renal medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Debbie Grove	0161 268 9549
Respiratory medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Debbie Grove	0161 268 9549
Rheumatology	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Debbie Grove	0161 268 9549
Sports and exercise medicine	Mandy Taylor	Rebecca Kenyon	Joanne Ballard	0161 268 9529
Stroke medicine	Laura Griffiths	Liz Housby	Tazeem Akhtar	0161 268 9549
General (Internal) Medicine - Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria	Laura Griffiths	Rebecca Kenyon	Rebecca Kenyon	0161 268 9664
General (Internal) Medicine - Cheshire and Merseyside	Laura Griffiths	Rebecca Kenyon	Rebecca Kenyon	0161 268 9664

Links

Joint Royal College of Physicians Training Board

National Recruitment: IMT Recruitment / Physician Higher Specialty Training Recruitment / ACF Recruitment

General Medical Council (GMC)

Medicine e-portoflio

Return to Training

Many trainees take a period of absence from training for a number of reasons. This can include parental leave, OOP and sickness. Returning to training after a period of absence can be a daunting and difficult time for trainees. Time out of clinical practice can impact on a clinician’s confidence and skills whatever stage of training they may be at.

SuppoRTT is a national programme designed to improve the return to training experience for all trainees who have been out of training for 3 months or more.

Supported Return to Training (SuppoRTT)

SuppoRTT Champions

The School process is no longer in operation and the SuppoRTT process applies. Please follow the process and guidance as per the SuppoRTT section of the website.