West Scotland Training School (Glasgow)

West of Scotland Training School (Glasgow)

South East Scotland

Training School Lead:Dr Jane R G Paxton

Dept of Pathology, Level 2 area B, Laboratories and Facilities Management Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF

Email: Jane.paxton2@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0141 354 9421
Training School Deputy:N/A
Administrator:Ms Lynda ServiceForest Grove House, Foresterhill Road, Aberdeen AB25 2ZP

Email: Lynda.service@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 01224 805132
Contact person for arranging Cellular Pathology taster sessions:Dr Noori Maka, Lead Educational Supervisor

Dept of Pathology, Level 3, Laboratories and Facilities Management Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF

Email: Noori.Maka@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Tel: 0141 354 9401
No. of trainees per school/deanery:26
ST1 rotations:Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
ST2-5 rotations:

  • Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow
  • Monklands District Hospital, Lanarkshire
  • Forth Valley Hospital, Stirlingshire
  • Crosshouse Hospital, Ayrshire
Training programme for ST1’s:In depth local teaching programme.

National courses for ST1s

  • Introductory block teaching, Glasgow – August
  • Introduction to cervical cytology, Edinburgh – September
  • Scottish Histopathologists in Training symposium, annually, rotates between four Scottish programmes
  • Neuropathology training course for stage A & B trainees, Edinburgh – two weeks in late November/early December, alternate years
  • Paediatric pathology course for stage A & B trainees, Glasgow, February
  • Non-gynaecological cytology course, Aberdeen – 2 days in February/March
  • Revision course including mock stage A exam, Edinburgh – February
Cluster for your school:Scotland
Health Education England (Deanery) for your area:NHS Education for Scotland

2 Central Quay, 89 Hydepark Street, Glasgow G3 8BW

Website: http://www.ns.scot.nhs.uk/
Training Programme Director (TPD)

Dr Gordon Reid

Dept of Pathology, Level 2 area B, Laboratories and Facilities Management Building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF

Email: gordon.reid@nhs.scot

Tel: 0141 354 9421