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Breaking news We hope all your ARCPs went smoothly. If you have any concerns do get in touch. Please fill in this very short survey: www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GMPB3LN. Evidence on the availability of training opportunities and the experience of current trainees in Bronchoscopy is essential to inform any future curriculum changes. There was a disappointing turnout to the … Continue reading
Breaking news ARCPs are on Monday 18th July. Make sure you are fully prepared by spending time on your ePortfolio, reviewing the ARCP decision aid, and going through the London HEE Respiratory ARCP checklist (ARCP_Checklist_(Resp_Med) and the ARCP aide memoire we wrote last year (Respiratory_Medicine_ARCP_Aide_Memoire). You should have received further information on the EoE repatriation of posts … Continue reading
The Spring edition of the BTS Stop Smoking Champions newsletter has just been published and we are pleased to say that the work of NorthEast Thames trainees and Consultants is very prominent! Dr Zaheer Mangera has written an article on a local public health champion, Cecilia Clarke, Health Improvement Manager at Bart’s Health, about her work in … Continue reading
Breaking news New BTS/ICS guidelines have been released on “Ventilatory Management of Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure“. There is a useful summary in the BMJ Open Respiratory Research, including tables and flow charts on: indications for IMV in AECOPD; essential requirements of an NIV service; discharge checklist after an episode of acute respiratory failure; and a summary of … Continue reading
Returning to clinical practice after time out of training for research, an education or leadership fellowship, parental leave or sickness can be daunting. Trainees often worry about running the medical take, due to the need to have up to date knowledge, and exhibit leadership skills under pressure. General advice from TPDs is: Plan ahead for your … Continue reading
Breaking news For some years it has been mooted that training rotations should be confined to HEE LETB geographies and specifically that London rotations should no longer rotate into East of England (EoE) territory. We were unaware of any actual plans to make this happen. We have just been informed that there will now be a complete … Continue reading
Happy New Year to you all! We hope you all had at least some time off to indulge in christmas carols, fights over which is the best christmas film and mulled everything. We hope 2016 brings you all you wish for and more. Training The next NET Training day is on 29th February at Princess Alexandra, Harlow . Ideas … Continue reading
UCLP recently held an introduction evening for new ST3s across different specialties. There were some useful sessions with themes that may interest non-new SpRs (avoiding the term ‘old’ for anyone sensitive…). Here are some brief highlights, along with a reminder of some new training opportunities, and some recently released funded research posts in groups with … Continue reading
Training The next NET Training days are 12th November at Basildon (including anatomy, physiology and CPET – key topics for the SCE), and we expect the following day to be 20th January at Bart’s/Royal London on lung cancer, before 29th February at Princess Alexandra, Harlow . Ideas for themes we should cover? Let us know. The teams organising … Continue reading
Training The next NET Training days are 21st September at Homerton, 22nd October at UCLH (ILD day) and 12th November at Basildon. We also expect a date in January at the Royal London. Ideas for themes we should cover? Let us know. The teams organising the days are trying to match up to gaps identified by our … Continue reading
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