Key Contacts
Training Programme Director(s) for Respiratory Medicine: Dr David Waine (Plymouth) & Dr Sarah Foster (Taunton)
Lead Head of School for Medicine Dr Kathy Woolson
Deputy Dean for Medicine: Dr Jon Francis
Education programme Manager: Naomi Mallinson
Regional Training days 2024
Regional training days planned for 2024, these will all be based at Musgrove Park Hospital Taunton but hosted by different trusts within the region. It is hoped that a minimum of one of the training days in each month will be face to face. This will be confirmed when agenda's for each event are released.
Training dates for 2024 to August.
8th & 9th February 2024
25th & 26th March 2024
13th & 14th May 2024
8th & 9th July 2024
7th & 8th October 2024
12th & 13th December 2024
Information about the Specialty
Respiratory Medicine dual accredits with IM stage 2.
This programme aims to provide a very high quality of Thoracic Respiratory Medicine training. Trainees will be appointed to the rotation, not to specific hospitals. The first post is as described in the advert, thereafter posting will be arranged by the TPD taking into account firstly the training requirements of all the trainees, then specific individual requirements and finally personal preferences. However, wherever possible trainees will only be asked to make one major move within the rotation. Trainees will usually spend 12-18 months in one of the teaching hospitals towards the end of their training. A period of OOPE for research or sub-specialty training is encouraged. ICU and thoracic surgery experience are both available in several centres.
Description of the Training Rotation
This training programme covers the whole of Health Education South West and rotations are mixed between Severn and Peninsula offering a unique and broad spectrum of training opportunities in the North and South of the programme.
The training programme director allocates placements and rotations based on training requirements but acknowledges the size of the region and programme and allocates trainees accordingly. Your rotation will not be dictated by the NTN number issued.
The hospitals on the training rotation are Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (Barnstaple), Musgrove Park Hospital ( Taunton ), Royal Devon & Exeter ( Exeter ), Torbay hospital (Torquay), Derriford Hospital ( Plymouth ), Royal Cornwall Hospital ( Truro ), Yeovil, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Southmead, Royal United Hospitals Bath, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon. There is no fixed day for rotation although most rotate on the first Wednesday in August.
Annual Assessment Information
Trainees undertaking Higher Specialist Training are required to have an annual assessment (ARCP).By clicking on the your specialty you will find the requirements for your assessment. The checklists are by no means exhaustive and it is advised that you communicate with your Training Programme Director or Educational Supervisor for more detailed requirement information once you have been scheduled for an assessment Please use these checklists as a guide when preparing for your assessment. Its is your responsibility to check what is expected of you and prepare accordingly. The JRCPTB website is an invaluable source of assessment information.
The Training Hospitals
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust
Northern Devon District Healthcare NHS Trust
Related Sites
JRCPTB website - Respiratory Medicine