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Please review the following document for an overview of different Special Interest Training Modules (SITMs) and Special Interest Professional Modules (SIPMs) available at each hospital in 2026:
SITM and SIPM availability 2026 (updated 27.01.26)
Please see below names and contact details of the SITM and SIPM preceptors within the region:
|
SITM Name
|
NWN
(Greater Manchester / Lancashire & South Cumbria)
|
MER
(Cheshire & Merseyside)
|
| Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) | TBC | TBC |
| Colposcopy (C) | Helen Bradshaw (LWH) helen.bradshaw1@lwh.nhs.uk |
Helen Bradshaw (LWH) helen.bradshaw1@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Complex early pregnancy and non-elective gynaecology (CEPNG) | Fiona Clarke (East Lancs) Fiona.Clarke@elht.nhs.uk |
Kat Pavildi (LWH) Kat.Pavildi@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Gynaeurgical Ccological Sare (GSC) |
John Shanks (East Lancs) Daniel Veeravalli (Tameside) |
Zoe Boyes (Whiston) Ciara Carpenter (Southport) |
| Management of Complex Non-malignant Disease (MCND) | TBC | Tom Aust (Arrowe Park) taust@nhs.net |
| Management of Subfertility (MoS) | Raj Mathur (St Mary’s) Raj.Mathur@mft.nhs.uk |
Richard Russell (LWH) Richard.Russell@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Menopause Care (MPC) | Anan Boulos (Oldham) Anan.Boulos@nca.nhs.uk |
TBC |
| Oncology (O) | Mohamed Abdel-Aty (East Lancs) Mohamed.abdel-aty@elht.nhs.uk |
Puru Natarajan (LWH) Puru.Natarajan@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (PAG) | TBC | Cara Williams (LWH) Cara.Williams@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Robotic Assisted Gynaecological Surgery (RAGS) | Mohamed Abdel-Aty (East Lancs) Mohamed.abdel-aty@elht.nhs.uk |
Zoe Boyes (Whiston) Zoe.Boyes@sthk.nhs.uk |
| Safe Practice in Abortion Care (SPAC) | Kate Parker (St Marys) Kathryn.Parker@mft.nhs.uk |
Dyan Dickins (LWH) dyan.dickins1@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Therapeutic Hysteroscopy (TH) | Hani Shuheibar (Wythenshawe) Hani.Shuheibar@mft.nhs.uk |
Vicky Cording (Whiston) Vicky.Cording@sthk.nhs.uk |
| Urogynaecology and Vaginal Surgery (UGVS) | David Iles (MFT) David.iles@mft.nhs.uk |
David Ankers (Leighton) david.ankers@mcht.nhs.uk |
| Vulval Disease (VD) | Ursula Winters (St Mary’s) Ursula.Winters@mft.nhs.uk |
Helen Bradshaw (LWH) helen.bradshaw1@lwh.nhs.uk |
|
SITM Name
|
NWN
(Greater Manchester / Lancashire & South Cumbria)
|
MER
(Cheshire & Merseyside)
|
| Fetal Care (FC) | Karl McPherson (Blackpool) karl.mcpherson4@nhs.net |
Trent Corr (Southport) Trent.corr@merseywestlancs.nhs.uk |
| Maternal Medicine (MM) | TBC | Dyan Dickins (LWH) dyan.dickins1@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) | Andrea Pilkington (Wythenshawe) andrea.pilkington3@nhs.net |
Kate Alldred (LWH) kate.alldred@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Pregnancy Care (PC) | Liz Haslett (Blackpool) dr.haslett@nhs.net |
TBC |
| Premature Birth Prevention (PBP) | Clare Mullan (St Mary’s) Clare.Mullan@mft.nhs.uk |
Jemma Egan (LWH) jemmakate.egan@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Prenatal Diagnosis (PD) | Helen Collier (East Lancs) Helen.Collier@elht.nhs.uk |
Ben Choo (LWH) Ben.Choo@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Supportive Obstetrics (SO) | Debika Bandyopadhyay (Wythenshawe) Debika.Bandyopadhya2@mft.nhs.uk |
Kate Alldred (LWH) kate.alldred@lwh.nhs.uk |
SIPMs:
| Leadership and Management | Ted Adams (LWH) Ted.adams@lwh.nhs.uk |
| Clinical Research | Lucy Higgins (St Mary’s) Lucy.higgins@mft.nhs.uk |
| Medical Education |
Judith Kundodyiwa (Bolton) |
For further, general information about SITMs and SIPMs please refer to the RCOG webiste:
Special Interest Training Modules (SITMs) | RCOG
Page last updated: 09 September 2026