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General Information
General information about how foundation training is organised at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Teaching information F1 and F2 teaching occurs on alternate Tuesday afternoons, 2-5pm. All Foundation Programme teaching sessions are held in the Education Centres predominantly at Redwood Education Centre, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Foundation doctors are encouraged to attend departmental and ward teaching where possible. Foundation doctors will be expected to maintain their p... Read more...
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Contacts
Key Contacts at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Foundation Programme Directors Dr Adam Rye Mr Syamaprasad BasuDr Taher Sharaf Dr Susanna De GressiMs Shanthi Raghava Foundation Programme Team General Queries Marion ThompsonFoundation Programme Manager0300 422 6727 ghn-tr.foundation.glos@nhs.net0300 422 6691 Department of Postgraduate Medical EducationRedwood Education CentreGloucestershire Royal HospitalGloucester GL1 3NN Post-graduate Medical Education Team Dr Preetha... Read more...
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General Information
General information about how foundation training is organised at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Teaching information F1 teaching is undertaken every Tuesday at 1230-1400 in the Academy. These sessions are ‘bleep free’. Attendance is monitored and a minimum attendance rate of 75% is mandatory in order to achieve F1 sign-off. Simulation training is available for all F1’s to attend throughout the year. F2 teaching is undertaken every Wednesday at 1230-1400 in the Academy. Thes... Read more...
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F1 Placement Descriptions
Employer information The employer for these posts, except psychiatry, is Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The GWH is a modern medium sized acute NHS Foundation Trust providing emergency care, surgery, diagnostics, paediatrics, maternity, out-patient and day case services. The hospital opened in December 2002, replacing the Princess Margaret Hospital in Old Town, Swindon. The GWH is superbly designed and equipped and offers a first class environment for patients, visitors and staff,... Read more...
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General Information
General information about how foundation training is organised at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Teaching information The Trust’s foundation programme takes advantage of the wide range of educational opportunities available at the main YDH Trust site and the neighbouring Women’s Hospital. Based on GMC/PMETB requirements, the programme is designed to give doctors a good grounding in a number of clinical areas including surgery, general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, car... Read more...
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F1 Placement Descriptions
Employer Information Yeovil Hospital is a rural hospital based in the market town of Yeovil, serving a population of around 185,000 people in south Somerset and Dorset. In 2015 we were recognised as a national ‘Vanguard’ site for new models of care. We are progressing our work with GPs and local partners in the development of new models of integrated care, which will deliver a sustainable, high quality, health and social care system. These plans are a key element of the Trust’s strategic o... Read more...
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General Information
General information about how foundation training is organised at North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Teaching information All F1 doctors receive weekly bleep free teaching at the Education and Research Centre and are encouraged to attend the Grand Rounds on Tuesday lunchtimes. They also attend their weekly specialty teaching within surgery and medicine The F2 doctors attend a Regional programme of all day teaching and this is complemented by several 2 hour in-house sessions throughout the year.... Read more...
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F1 Placement Descriptions
Employer information You will be working in the Brunel building, one of Europe’s leading hospitals and will be at the centre of the redeveloped Southmead Hospital Bristol site, serving a community of over 500,000 people. The Brunel building is home to almost all of our specialist teams formerly based at Frenchay Hospital and in the old Southmead buildings. These include regional centres such as Neurosurgery, Renal (Kidney), Orthopaedics, Plastics and Adult Burns plus, the Emergency Department... Read more...
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F2 Placement Descriptions
Employer information You will be working in the Brunel building, one of Europe’s leading hospitals and will be at the centre of the redeveloped Southmead Hospital Bristol site, serving a community of over 500,000 people. The Brunel building is home to almost all of our specialist teams formerly based at Frenchay Hospital and in the old Southmead buildings. These include regional centres such as Neurosurgery, Renal (Kidney), Orthopaedics, Plastics and Adult Burns plus, the Emergency Department... Read more...
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Foundation Doctor Testimonials
F1, North Bristol NHS Trust Why did you pick this Trust? I heard of NBT's brilliant reputation in terms of staff wellbeing, research opportunities and personal development. Southmead is a fantastic hospital to work at, I am interested in surgery and the whole team are very welcoming and keen to teach and support juniors. What's the area like? Bristol is a great city to live in - very vibrant, friendly and there are always different events happening. Lots of local sports teams. I love being able... Read more...
