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Welcome to the North West School of Pathology
Health Education England North West (HEE NW) School of Pathology aims to provide the best training and support to all our trainees.
Dr Lipsita Patnaik is the current Head of School for the School of Pathology and Dr Mumtaz Patel is Associate Dean.
Opportunities exist within the Deanery for subspecialty training in all of the pathology disciplines.
The School actively encourages trainees to be involved in school activity and have trainee representatives on the school board and executive.
The School oversees the training in Chemical Pathology & Metabolic Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (inc Tropical Medicine), Virology and Histopathology (including the subspecialties of Paediatric Pathology, Forensic Pathology and Neuropathology). The aim is to provide specialist training to ensure new consultants are appointed with the knowledge and skills required for professional practice.
Head of the North West School of Pathology
Dr Lipsita Patnaik
Email: dr.patnaik@hee.nhs.uk
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
Associate Postgraduate Dean for Pathology
Dr Mumtaz Patel
Email: mumtaz.patel@hee.nhs.uk
Health Education England
Three Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BN
Associate Head of School
Dr Vinita Mishra
Email: vinita.mishra@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Prescot Street
Liverpool
L7 8XP
School of Pathology Key Contacts
| Specialty | North Western | Mersey |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Pathology |
Dr Denise Darby |
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| Infectious Diseases | Dr Alec Bonington Email: alec.bonington@pat.nhs.uk |
Dr Sylviane Defres Email: Sylviane.Defres@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| Medical Microbiology and Virology | Dr Andrew Dodgson Email: andrew.dodgson@mft.nhs.uk |
Dr Jonathan Folb Email: Jonathan.Folb@liverpoolft.nhs.uk |
| Histopathology | Dr Edmund Cheesman Email: edmund.cheesman@mft.nhs.uk |
Dr Carol Ross Email: carol.ross@sthk.nhs.uk |
| Role | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| School of Pathology Careers Lead |
Bianca Da Gama-Rose |
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| Academic Representative |
Richard Byers |
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| LTFT lead |
Vinita Mishra |
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HEE North West School of Pathology Training Programme Management Team
The HEE North West School of Pathology Training Programme Management Team are based at HEE's Liverpool Office.
| Role | Name | Email Address | Telephone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programme Support Manager for Pathology | Natalie Dawson | Natalie.Dawson@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2615 |
| Programme Support Co-ordinator for Pathology | Lindsey Robinson | Lindsey.Robinson@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2587 |
| Programme Support Officer for Pathology | Gill Johnson | Gillian.Johnson@hee.nhs.uk | 0151 479 2528 |
General enquiries from Trainees should be emailed to the School of Pathology Programme Support Team on the following email address: pathology.nw@hee.nhs.uk
HEE North West Lead Employer
From 1 October 2018 St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the Lead Employer for the whole of the North West region.
| St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | ||
|---|---|---|
| Website | https://leademployer.sthk.nhs.uk/ | |
| General Queries | Email: lead.employer@sthk.nhs.uk | Tel: 0151 426 1600 |
| Payroll | Email: leademployerpayroll@sthk.nhs.uk | Tel: 0151 290 4658 |
Links for Support
If you are a trainee experiencing difficulties, please follow this link: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/tres for further support.
There is an updated NW SuppoRTT Guidance document available here: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-process
For information on Return to Training: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supported-return-to-training
Important Dates
27
JUNE
2023
Histopathology Summer ARCP panel
VENUE: Virtual MS Teams
TBC
2023
Pathology Spring Board meeting
VENUE: Virtual MS Teams @ 2pm - 4pm
14
july
2023
Chemical Pathology Summer ARCP Panel
VENUE: Virtual MS Teams
14 &2december
2021
13
juNE
2023
Infectious Diseases & Medical Microbiology Summer ARCP Panel
VENUE: Virtual MS Teams
Useful Links
The Royal College of Pathology
SuppoRTT pre/post absence support - www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/supportt-process
College Registration & ePortfolios
Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and General Internal Medicine (GIM) must register with JRCPTB and access the ePortfolio through the College on registration to list all placements, supervisors and WPBAs. All guidance and help will be through the college: https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/eportfolio-information
Trainees who are joint Medical Microbiology, Medical Virology with Infectious Diseases will need to register as a joint trainee with RCPath: https://www.rcpath.org/trainees/training/register-as-a-trainee/online-registration-form-joint-trainees.html - trainees will access JRCPTB to record training competencies.
Histopathology specialities and Chemical Pathology (incl Metabolic Medicine) must register with Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and register to access the LEPT eportfolio system to list all placements, supervisors and WPBAs. All guidance and help will be through the College: https://www.rcpath.org/trainees/assessment/learning-environment-for-pathology-trainees-lept.html
Page Last Updated 28 January 2021