Core Surgical Training

Core Surgical Training prepares trainees for higher specialty training. This two-year programme follows the ISCP curriculum which includes generic skills applicable to all surgeons and prepares trainees for their choice of specialty. The curriculum is currently different for any trainees that joined the programme before August 2017 (links to the curriculum documents are available on right side of page).

Trainees are required to apply for their choice of (uncoupled) higher surgical specialty training via a competitive application process part way-through their second year of Core Surgical Training.

Entry into Core Surgical Training is coordinated nationally by Health Education Kent Surrey and Sussex. View more information on how to apply.

Rotations are generally organised within one of the three localities (East, West or South) however trainees may rotate throughout the region if required by the Training Programme Directors.

Each programme provides twelve months within a specific subspecialty theme and twelve months within affiliated subspecialties.

Trainees rotate on the first Wednesday of August and the first Wednesday of February.  

The hospitals included on the Core Surgery rotation are as follows:

West	South	East
Airedale General Hospital	Barnsley General Hospital	Castle Hill Hospital
Bradford Royal Infirmary	Doncaster Royal Infirmary	Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby
Calderdale Royal Hospital	Northern General Hospital, Sheffield	Hull Royal Infirmary
Dewsbury and District Hospital	Rotherham General Hospital	Scarborough General Hospital
Harrogate District Hospital	Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield	Scunthorpe General Hospital
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	Sheffield Children's Hospital	York District Hospital
Leeds General Infirmary
Pinderfields General Hospital
St James's University Hospital

 

There are three Training Programme Directors for Core Surgery. Your Lead TPD will depend on your current placement according to the distribution below:

 

Mr Michael Ho	Mr Andrew Williams	Mr Adam Barlow
michael.ho2@nhs.net	andrew.williams1@bthft.nhs.uk	adam.barlow@nhs.net
Airedale General Hospital	Barnsley General Hospital	Castle Hill Hospital
Calderdale Royal Hospital	Bradford Royal Infirmary	Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby
Dewsbury and District Hospital	Northern General Hospital, Sheffield	Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary	Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield	Hull Royal Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary	Sheffield Children's Hospital	Scarborough General Hospital
Pinderfields General Hospital	Rotherham General Hospital	Scunthorpe General Hospital
St James's University Hospital		York District Hospital
Harrogate District Hospital
All Academic trainees (ACFs)

 

View full details of all hospitals.