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Written comments from trainee end of post meetings and trainee survey
"Excellent supervision by Consultants" (CT1)
"Excellent training experience in both hospitals – would strongly recommend to others" (CT1)  
"Good experience to gain for a GP trainee from this post’ (GPSTR) Very useful post, excellent Consultant support" 
"Haematology rotation: good job would definitely recommend.  Able to attend clinics and see new patients" (CT1)
"Gastro/Cardio/Respiratory - Brilliant job, very good experience.  Achieved most of objectives" (CT2)
"Well structured supervised educational programme delivered by the Trust with an excellent back up from the College tutor for resolving training issues" (CT1)
"COTE/D & E/Respiratory - Good clinical ward experience.  Fantastic three rotations" (CT1)
"COTE - Excellent ward rounds, and on the job training.  Excellent teaching" (CT1)
"Gastro – enjoyed the post, very approachable Consultants" (CT1)  
"Respiratory – Good mixture of general medicine and respiratory cases."  Very good Consultants (CT2)
"D & E – Excellent teaching and interaction between Consultants and trainees" (CT1)
"Both North Tees and Hartlepool provide good educational training environments.  My Educational supervisor has helped me remain focussed on my career and has provided me with appropriate guidance" (CT1)
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Medicine at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust compromises of the following sub specialties:

  • Acute Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory
  • Gastro
  • Haematology
  • Rheumatology
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Stroke
  • Care of the elderly  

A two year CMT programme is delivered between North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (based on two sites, University Hospital of Hartlepool & University Hospital of North Tees) and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (James Cook University Hospital).   

Both North Tees and Hartlepool have visiting consultants from James Cook which enable trainees to attend clinics in nephrology, neurology, dermatology and ophthalmology.  

There are 28 Consultants within the Directorate:

Dr BK Chaudhury, Clinical Director
Dr S Jones, RCP Tutor
Dr A Anthony, Associate Tutor (Hartlepool Site)
Dr S Kamaruddin, Associate Tutor (North Tees Site)  

North Tees Site

 Dr N Leitch   Respiratory  
 Dr RN Harrison  Respiratory  
 Dr G Wallace  Respiratory & Acute
 Dr A Shyam-Sundar  Cardiology  
 Dr J Carter  Cardiology  
 Dr J MacLeod  Diabetes & Endocrine
 Dr AD Dwarakanath  Gastroenterology  
 Dr J Metcalf  Gastroenterology  
 Dr M Rutter  Gastroenterology
 Dr I Anwar   Care of the Elderly  
 Dr S Yeomans  Care of the Elderly 
 Dr H Skinner  Care of the Elderly
 Dr B Herd  Care of the Elderly
 Dr N Roper  Diabetes & Acute
 Dr Z Maung  Haematology
 Dr P Mounter  Haematology

Hartlepool site

 Dr P Sutton  Respiratory  
 Dr K Elmer  Respiratory  
 Dr S Ali-Khan  Cardiology
 Dr S Jones  Diabetes & Endocrine
 Dr S Anthony  Diabetes / Endocrine & Acute
 Dr K Bhattacharjee  Gastroenterology
 Dr R Thomas Gastroenterology & Acute
 Dr B Chaudhury Gastroenterology
 Dr J Vasani Gastroenterology
 Dr D Bruce  Care of the Elderly
 Dr B Kumar  Care of the Elderly
 Dr C Ward  Care of the Elderly

                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Directorate of Medicine and Elderly Care at North Tees and Hartlepool offer the following training opportunities to trainees:

  • An active programme of curriculum based teaching, journal clubs and good clinical practice weekly teaching sessions
  • Clinical meetings standardised to cover full range of core curriculum for CMT
  • Weekly ‘Best clinical practice meetings’ focusing on the generic curriculum and learning from serious untoward incidents (SUIs)
  • Monthly RCP Evening Medical Updates via video conferencing to include the CMT curriculum and top 20 subjects
  • Teaching programme reviewed inline with feedback from trainees
  • All trainees including Trust Doctors are allocated an Educational and Clinical Supervisor with whom they meet regularly to review progress
  • Regular assessments for all trainees including Trust Doctors
  • All trainees given the opportunity to undertake audit
  • Trainees are encouraged to use their private study leave entitlement to take sabbaticals in other specialties such as intensive care and nephrology – Taster sessions
  • Advanced Life Support Courses (ALS)
  • In house Resuscitation Training
  • Deanery MOCK PACES  

Trainees are also offered:

  • Regular College Tutor ‘Surgeries’ enabling trainees to make individual appointments with the RCP Tutor to discuss any issues
  • Excellent mentoring scheme and pastoral support for trainees
  • All trainees offered an end of post meeting with College Tutor / Postgraduate Specialty Training Manager to reflect on experience in post  

The Trust organises and hosts the RCP Edinburgh ‘Recent Advances in Medicine Symposium’ on behalf of the Royal College biannually, which includes both national and local speakers and is attended by the President of the Royal College, Edinburgh.