North West School of Surgery - Core Surgical Training

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North West Core Surgical Training

The purpose of Core Surgical Training is to allow the postgraduate doctor in training to develop the basic and fundamental surgical skills common to all surgical specialties, together with a few specialty-specific surgical skills.

Core Surgery Overview

Core Surgery East Sector

Core Surgery East Sector ARCPs

Core Surgery West Sector

Core Surgery West Sector ARCPs

Global Objectives and ARCP Requirements for North West Core Surgical doctors in training

Core Surgical Training in HEE North West is divided between two sectors and each have their own Training Programme Director. Please select one of the following for further information on each sector:

East Sector (North Western) – Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria (former North Western Deanery)

West Sector (Mersey) – Cheshire and Merseyside (former Mersey Deanery)

HEE North West Programme Support for Core Surgical Training

Programme Support Officer for Surgery

Zarmina Ali

Zarmina is based at our Manchester office at Three Piccadilly Place.
Email: england.surgery.nw@nhs.net
Tel: 0161 268 9743

Core Surgical Training Teaching Programme

Attendance at teaching is mandatory and doctors in training are required to attend a minimum of 70% (8 full teaching sessions).

Core Surgical Training Teaching Dates 2023/2024 *NEW* - added 24 April 2023

All teaching sessions will be 8.30am – 4.30pm unless otherwise stated. Teaching will be a hybrid programme with mixture of virtual and face to face sessions.

Month	CT1/ST1 Teaching Date	CT2/ST2 Teaching Date
August 2023	Wednesday 9 August 2023 NHS England - North West Educational Induction, mandatory for CT1/ST1 to attend	Wednesday 23 August 2023
September 2023	Wednesday 13 September 2023	Wednesday 27 September 2023
October 2023	Wednesday 11 October 2023	Wednesday 25 October 2023
November 2023	Wednesday 8 November 2023	Wednesday 22 November 2023
December 2023	Wednesday 20 December 2023 Joint Teaching session for all doctors in training
January 2024	Wednesday 10 January 2024	Wednesday 24 January 2024
February 2024	Wednesday 14 February 2024	Wednesday 28 February 2024
March 2024	Wednesday 13 March 2024	Wednesday 27 March 2024
April 2024	Wednesday 10 April 2024	Wednesday 24 April 2024
May 2024	Wednesday 8 May 2024	Wednesday 22 May 2024
June 2024	Wednesday 12 June 2024	Wednesday 26 June 2024

Other Mandatory Courses
Places to be allocated by the CST Coordinator

Essential Surgical Skills Workshops (CST1/ST1)	Monday 14 August 2023 Tuesday 15 August 2023	Notes: Mandatory for CST1/ST1. Trainees will be allocated to one of the two days. 44 trainees per day
Human Factors Workshops (CST2/ST2)	Thursday 7 September 2023 Tuesday 21 November 2023 Thursday 16 January 2024 Thursday 16 February 2024	Notes: Mandatory for CST2/ST2 Trainees will be allocated to one of the four days.
Anatomy Bootcamps	Monday 4 September 2023 January 2024 (TBC) March 2024 (TBC)	Mandatory for CT1/ST1 with places available for CT2/ST2 doctors who have not compeltd MRCS Part B exam.
CST Trauma Course	Tuesday 30 April 2024	Optional sign up course. Priority for CT2/ST2 who have not completed ATLS.