Dan Hawley,

Year 5 SpR & Rheumatology Trainee

“Paediatric training in the East Midlands North (Nottingham) region has much to recommend it. As a fifth year SpR who also completed an SHO rotation in the region, I feel I have received excellent training in my chosen specialty. St1-3 trainees receive one afternoon per week formal training, on a rolling curriculum basis. All registrars/ST4-8 trainees attend a monthly training day with 75% attendance at these meetings expected and achievable. Whilst Queens Medical Centre acts as a hub for regional paediatric training, I have been particularly impressed by the quality of training, both as an SHO and SpR, during my DGH attachments. 

Trainees, who have moved into the region from other areas in the UK, comment favourably on the size of deanery – both numerically (a smaller total number of trainees making close teamwork across the region possible), and geographically (a relatively close network of DGHs). Personally, I have been very impressed by the quality of training I have experienced during the nine years I have worked here; If you are considering application, I can thoroughly recommend East Midlands North (Nottingham).”