For information about postgraduate training in Endocrinology and Diabetes within the Severn region, please contact the Training Programme Director, Dr Auditi Naziat who is based at The Great Western Hospital, Swindon.
Please see the below for information on rotations.
Trusts:
• University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
• North Bristol
• Cheltenham
• Bath
• Swindon
• Taunton
Locations:
• Bristol Royal Infirmary
• Southmead Hospital, Bristol
• Cheltenham General,
• Royal United Hospital, Bath
• Great Western Hospital, Swindon
• Weston General Hospital
• Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
Standard Rotation
• Weston, Taunton, Bristol
• Swindon, Bath, Bristol
• Cheltenham, Bristol
These rotations are subject to change depending on availability of posts. All trainees will have 12-18 months at the Bristol Royal Infirmary in senior years.
Information regarding each Trust/Hospital on training programme
Each year, there are 4 Diabetes and Endocrinology training days, 2 Southwest Endocrine training days (newly established and joint with Peninsular deanery) and General Medicine training days in addition to each Trust’s educational programme of Grand Rounds, journal club, radiology and specialty meetings. A wide variety of local courses such as ALS, Teaching and Management are available (please see website for Severn Postgraduate Medical Education).
Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol Trust
3 posts and 1 lecturer. 3 NHS consultants and 3 Professors.
General diabetes and endocrine clinics
Joint diabetes foot, insulin pump, cystic fibrosis diabetes, antenatal, joint diabetes renal, joint pituitary, thyroid eye disease, joint adolescent endocrinology, joint adolescent thyroid, endocrine late effects of childhood cancer and specialist transgender clinics. Supra-regional MDT for neuroendocrine tumour management.
Opportunity to sit in on diabetes retinopathy, paediatric diabetes and endocrine, lipid, osteoporosis and reproductive endocrinology clinics.
General medical and endocrine ward and on-call.
Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust
2 posts in Southmead Hospital. 3 NHS consultants and 1 Professor.
General Diabetes and Endocrine clinics
Young persons/transitional diabetes, joint diabetes foot, obesity, insulin pump, joint thyroid, antenatal clinics.
Opportunity to sit in on renal, lipid, pancreatic transplant, paediatric diabetes clinics.
General Medical ward and on-call. Pituitary surgery at Southmead.
Cheltenham General Hospital
1 post, 2 consultants.
General diabetes and endocrine clinics
Opportunity to attend joint renal clinic/combined antenatal clinic/pump clinic/foot clinic( with podiatry)/transition clinic
General medical ward ( with F1 and SHO) and general medical on call ( currently” registrar of the week rota”)
Royal United Hospital, Bath
2 posts, 4 consultants.
General Diabetes and Endocrine clinics
Young persons/transitional diabetes, diabetic foot, obesity, lipid clinics, insulin pump, joint endocrine surgery, joint vascular, joint pituitary, antenatal clinics and community based diabetes.
Opportunity to sit in on renal, pancreatic transplant, young person's endocrine clinic, thyroid eye clinic, fertility and paediatric diabetes clinics.
General Medical wards covering inpatient renal disease as well as diabetes and on-call.
Great Western Hospital, Swindon
2 posts, 4 consultants.
General diabetes and endocrine clinics
Antenatal, young adult diabetes, bariatric and diabetic foot clinics.
Joint pituitary and adolescent diabetes clinics.
General medical ward and some outlying patients on a 'buddy ward'. The ward is supervised jointly by this department and Respiratory Consultants. On -Call commitment is on a 1:11 rota.
Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
2 posts, 6 consultants including 1 senior lecturer
General diabetes and endocrine clinics
Insulin pump service, adolescent diabetes transition, young adults with diabetes, diabetic foot, joint medical antenatal clinic, pituitary (including quarterly pituitary MDT at National Hospital for Neurosurgery, Queen Square with UCLH team), expertise in diabetic nephropathy, obesity management.
General medical ward and on-call.
Weston General Hospital
1 post, 2 consultants.
General diabetes and endocrine clinics
Diabetes Foot clinics, retinal screening on site, weight management clinic.
Opportunity to sit in on lipid and paediatric diabetes clinics.
General medical ward and on-call.
Training Days
Please see the Events page for upcoming local training events including Diabetes and Endocrinology Regional Training Days.
There will be more information coming soon.