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Subspecialty Training

A list of subspecialty training slots compiled by the SAC

Subspecialty training is frequently undertaken in the final year of training. The directory below has been compiled by the SAC to enable trainees and trainers to identify suitable posts across the UK that provide comprehensive experience within which an individual can acquire appropriate exposure and develop their subspecialty interest.

Each Training Programme Director (TPD) was asked to submit details of posts within their region which they would consider suitable to rotate one of their senior trainees into should they wish to undergo subspecialty training.

Each region has specific strengths in regard to the subspecialisation offered and it is possible that a trainee may elect to organise out-of-region training, further to an agreement between TPDs.

The majority of these posts are funded within the regional training rotation as NTNs; the term "fellowships" has not, therefore, been used here since there are connotations of independent funding or of post-CCT training etc which may be confusing and unhelpful in the context of this document.

In future, there are plans to evaluate the data relating to these posts (including logbook activity), to initiate a comparative database and to assess the potential credentialling process.

Kieran O'Flynn, Chairman SAC
Paul Jones, SAC member
June 2011


Region/
Deanery
Hospital Subspecialty Interest NTN
East Midlands Leicester General Hospital Female/Reconstruction/
NeuroUrology
Yes
Nottingham City Hospital Stones Yes
Nottingham City Hospital Upper tract laparoscopy Yes
Nottingham City Hospital Pelvic laparoscopy Yes
East of England Addenbrooke's, Cambridge Renal cancer: lap + open + RPLND Yes
Addenbrooke's, Cambridge Robotic prostatectomy No

Addenbrooke's, Cambridge

Bladder Cancer Yes

Addenbrooke's, Cambridge

Endourology Yes
Addenbrooke's, Cambridge Paeds Urology No
Norwich Stones Yes
Norwich Female No
London North
(North Thames)
Royal Marsden Oncology Yes
University College Hospital Andrology Yes
University College Hospital Female/Reconstruction/
NeuroUrology
Yes
University College Hospital Stones Yes
Charing Cross Hospital Laparoscopy Yes
Royal Free Hospital Laparoscopy and transplant Yes
Great Ormond Street Paediatric Urology Yes
Chelmsford Lap + Robotic No
London South
(South Thames)
Guys Laparoscopy / Robot Yes
Guys Stones Yes
Kings Laparoscopy Yes
Eastbourne Laparoscopy Yes
Guildford Brachytherapy No
Guildford Laparoscopy No
North East Royal Victoria Infirmary Paediatrics Yes
Freeman Hospital Endourology Yes
Freeman Hospital Female Urology Yes
Freeman Hospital Oncology Yes
North West
(Merseyside & Cheshire)
Arrowe Park Hospital Prostate oncology Yes
Royal Liverpool Oncology Yes
North West
(Manchester)
Salford Royal Oncology No
Christie Hospital Oncology and robotics No
Royal Preston Laparoscopy / Oncology No
Stepping Hill Hospital Laparoscopy / Oncology No
Manchester Childrens' Paediatric Urology
Northern Ireland Belfast City Hospital Laparoscopic Oncology Yes
Scotland East Western General Stones/Endourology No
Western General Laparoscopy Yes
Western General Female and Reconstruction Yes
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Endourology Yes
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Oncology / Laparoscopy
Scotland West Gartnavel General Complex Renal Surgery/ Laparoscopy Yes
Gartnavel General Pelvic Oncology/RPLND/
Penile cancer
Yes
Gartnavel General Female and Reconstruction Yes
Southern General Neurology/Reconstruction Yes
Southern General Andrology Yes
Southern General Endourology / Stones Yes
Southern General Oncology / Laparoscopy Yes
Wishaw Hospital Laparoscopy
Southern Central
(Oxford)
Churchill Hospital Stones No
Churchill Hospital Oncology / robotics Yes
Churchill Hospital Endourology / laparoscopy Yes
Royal Berkshire Hospital Oncology / robotics Yes
Royal Berkshire Hospital Female / Reconstruction Yes
Buckinghamshire Hospitals Oncology Yes
South Central
(Wessex)
Southampton/ Portsmouth Oncology Yes
Portsmouth Laparoscopy and endourology Yes
Southampton / GOS Paediatric urology
Salisbury Neurourology Yes
South West Southmead Oncology No
Bath Laparoscopy No
Southmead Oncology/ Endourology No
Cheltenham Oncology Yes
Exeter/ Plymouth Oncology Yes
Plymouth Endourology & Andrology Yes
Wales Swansea Laparoscopy / Oncology / Female Yes
Cardiff Oncology Yes
Royal Glamorgan Andrology Yes
Royal Gwent, Newport Laparoscopy / Endourology Yes
West Midlands Univ Hospital Birmingham Oncology Yes
Univ Hospital North Staffs Oncology Yes
Univ Hospital Birmingham Paediatric Urology
Yorks & Humber
(Yorks & Humberside)
St James's Hosp
Leeds
Endouroloy Yes
St James's Hosp
Leeds
Oncology Yes
St James's Hosp
Leeds
Female Urology Yes
St James's Hosp
Leeds
Paediatric Urology Yes
York Female Urology Yes
Pinderfields & Wakefield Oncology, Endourology Yes
Yorks Humber
(South Yorks)
Hallamshire, Sheffield Oncology Yes
Hallamshire Endourology Yes
Hallamshire Andrology Yes
Hallamshire Reconsruction Yes
Doncaster Oncology
Doncaster Reconstruction
Rotherham Endourology
Chesterfield Endourology
Northern Reconstruction