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Training Programme Directors

Specialty Training Programme Directors

Below is a list of the Surgical Training Programme Directors (TPDs) in the North West. In some specialties there is one TPD per sector, in others one TPD oversees both sectors.

Specialty	Training Programme Director
Cardio-thoracic surgery	Antony Walker from 1 Apri 2025
Core Surgical Training	James Pollard (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Corinne Owers from 1 April 2025 (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Bethan Jones (Cheshire and Merseyside) from 5 Feb 2025 Sabeen Akhtar (Education/Training)
General surgery	Emma Davies (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Kulbir Mann (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Neurosurgery	Deborah Ferguson (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Nick Carleton-Bland (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Oral and maxillo-facial surgery	Sherif Bayoumi
Otolaryngology (ENT)	Sunil Sharma from 1 Nov 2024
Paediatric surgery	Sarah Wood
Plastic surgery	Chidi Ekwobi (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Charlotte Defty (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery	Mike Woodruff (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) Jo Banks (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Urology	Louise Olson (Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria) from 5 Feb 2025 Snehal Patel (Cheshire and Merseyside)
Vascular surgery	Tawqeer Rashid from 1 Dec 2024

Portfolio Training Programme Directors (covering all surgical specialties)

Portfolio	Training Programme Director
Bullying, undermining and harassment / Support and wellbeing	David Riding Matthew Rowland
Examinations	Margaret Lyttle position vacant
Trainees requiring extra support (TRES)	Nazia Munir position vacant
Simulation, dissection and robotic training	Sankalap Tandon

Clinical Supervision of Resident Doctors at Out-Patient Clinics

COPMeD: Resident Doctors and clinical supervision at out-patient clinics

Cultural Awareness

There are three 'Cultural Awareness for Surgeons' modules available on the JCST/ISCP Youtube channel:

Module 1: Language - Guidance on how to speak appropriately to people from different cultures, showing typical characteristics of language, both verbal and non-verbal.

Module 2: Politeness - Guidance on understanding the two universal components of politeness, giving instruction on how cultures convey politeness differently.

Module 3: Power and Status - Guidance on how cultures react differently to power and status and tips on how to address those differences in positive ways in surgical practice.

Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES)/Doctors and Dentists Review Group (DDRG)

Please see the Trainees Requiring Extra Support (TRES) section.

Early Certification

4.11 There will be occasions when a postgraduate doctor in training progresses more rapidly than the expected rate of progress and in such cases, the award of an Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) Outcome 6 can be brought forwards. However, this can only occur if:

the individual has gained all the relevant capabilities required in the curriculum

the individual has completed all the necessary examinations and assessments

4.12 The early achievement of CCT needs to be planned via the ARCP process and would not normally be advanced by more than one year, the final opportunity to bring forwards the CCT date would normally be at the penultimate ARCP.

The Gold Guide 10th Edition - Section 4: Progressing as a specialty postgraduate doctor in training or foundation doctor

JCST's Early Certification Principles

JCST's Requesting change to provisional certification date flowchart

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives

Enhancing Junior Doctors’ Working Lives - a progress report 2018

HEE and EJDWL 2018 presentation by Dr Alistair Thomson

Expenses

If you are claiming expenses relating to attendance at National Selection, you should claim directly from NHS England using the expense claim form on our policies and procedures page (under heading “Expenses Claim Form”).

Any other TPD related expenses should be claimed from you own trust, who will then re-charge NHS England.

Gold Guide

The Gold Guide (10th Edition)

Managing Less Than Full Time Resident Doctors

Managing Less Than Full Time (LTFT) Resident Doctors

Email from Jon Hossain RE: Educational Supervisors Less Than Full Time Training Package

SMART Objectives

SMART Objectives Template

Study Leave Top Slicing

Study Leave Top Slicing - A Quick Guide

Study Leave Top Slicing - Example Invoice

Support for Doctors with Mental Health or Addiction Concerns

NHS Practitioner Health is a free and confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists with issues relating to a mental health concern or addiction problem, especially where these may affect their work.

The service is open to any medical or dental practitioners in England, who are GMC or GDC registered, or those looking to return to clinical practice.

NHS Practitioner Health Leaflet

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday 8am-2pm

Telephone: 0300 030 3300

Email: prac.health@nhs.net

Website: www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk