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Training & Quality team
This page provides contact information that postgraduate doctors in training may need as they progress through paediatric training in the UK. Click on the region where you work to see the details.

If you know of any changes to the below contacts, please email us at training.services@rcpch.ac.uk so we can check and update.

England

East Midlands

Deanery webpage:  NHS England - East Midlands

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

EM North:

Dr Louise Wells (ST4-ST8) -  louise.wells@nuh.nhs.uk
Dr Julia Edwards (ST4-ST8) – Lead ARCP - julia.edwards@nuh.nhs.uk
Dr Kiran Kumar (ST1-ST3) - kiran.kumar@nhs.net 
Dr Simon Li (ST1-ST3) - simon.li@nhs.net

EM south:

Dr Afraa Al-Sabbagh (ST4-ST8) – Lead ARCP - afraa.al-sabbagh@nhs.net
Dr Deepa Panjwani (ST4-ST8) - deepa.panjwani@uhl-tr.nhs.uk 
Dr Imogen Norton (ST1-ST3) - imogen.norton1@nhs.net 

Programmes

Assessments and Revalidation

Faculty Support

East of England

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery contacts

Other contacts

Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

  • Training Programme Directors (TPD), Surrey: Dr Ellie Day
  • Training Programme Directors (TPD), Sussex: Dr Asma Shah
  • Training Programme Directors (TPD), Kent: Dr Palaniappan Sashikumar
  • Training Programme Directors (TPD), Darent Valley and KSS posts: Dr Lola Adenuga 
  • Training Programme Directors (TPD) Subspecialty - Dr Catherine Wynne

Deanery contacts

Other contacts

London

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery contacts

Other contacts

North East, including north Cumbria

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Deputy Head of School (Education and Training): Dr John Williams - john.wiliams17@nhs.net

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery contacts

Other contacts

North West

Important webpages

The North West School of Paediatrics is split into two areas: Cheshire & Merseyside (C&M) and Greater Manchester &  Lancashire(GM&L)

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Associate Head of School: Vacant

Associate Dean: Aruna Hodgson - Aruna.Hodgson@hee.nhs.uk  

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

Manchester Medical Society

This society arranges programmes of meetings and seminars and supports meetings in collaboration with other bodies. It thus provides continuing medical education (CME) in the region providing high-quality meetings with speakers of national and international renown locally.

The Society collaborates with The University of Manchester Medical School to support the annual Medical Careers Fair.

The Society always welcomes new members - find out more about joining.

South West ( Severn and  Peninsula region)

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Severn

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Peninsula

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery contacts

Other contacts

Thames Valley 

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

Wessex

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

  • Training Programme Directors (TPD) West (Dorchester, Poole, Salisbury, Solent Community, UHS (Not Neonates) & Sub-Specialty (GRID) not Neonate GRID): Dr Sumit Bokhandi - sumit.bokhandi@uhd.nhs.uk 
  •  Training Programme Directors (TPD) East (Portsmouth, HHFT, Neonates inc GRID for Southampton & Portsmouth): Dr Ollie Bevington - oliver.bevington@hhft.nhs.uk

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

West Midlands

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

TBC

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

Yorkshire and the Humber

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Deputy Head of School:  Dr Chakra Vasudevan - Chakrapani.Vasudevan@bthft.nhs.uk

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery Contacts

Generic inbox - ARCP - england.stp-arcp.yh@nhs.net

Generic inbox - Rotations - england.stp-rotations.yh@nhs.net

Other contacts

Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Repulic of Ireland

Scotland

Important webpages

Scotland East
Scotland North
Scotland South-East
Scotland West

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Scotland East: Dr Joanna Chisholm - joanna.chisholm@nhs.scot

Scotland North: Dr Shyla Kishore - shyla.kishore@nhs.scot

Scotland South East: Dr Ailis Orr - ailis.orr@nhs.scot and Dr Laura Jones - laura.jones@nhs.scot

Scotland West: Dr Ihab Shaheen - ihab.shaheen@nhs.scot and Dr Jennifer Scarth -  jennifer.scarth@nhs.scot

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

Wales

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery Contacts 

Other contacts

Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland

Important webpages

Head of School: Please see Head of School Committee page

Deputy Head of School - Dr Stephen Mullen - stephenm.mullen@belfasttrust.hscni.net

Training Programme Directors (TPDs)

Deanery Contacts

Other contacts

Republic of Ireland

Contacts for your RCPCH Region

Faculty of Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians Ireland