Health Education England

Working across the north east and north cumbria

GMC National Trainee Survey Results

The North East and North Cumbria are top of the class for postgraduate medical training once again, the 2018 survey of junior doctors has revealed. 

Junior doctors, who are training in hospitals, GP practices and other healthcare settings, ranked the region as number one in England in 16 of
18 indicators in the annual national training survey published by the General Medical Council.

For more information, including 7 year trend analysis please visit our survey page.

National Essay Competition with Prizes open for all doctors in training click here for details.

 

Recruitment

At Health Education England North East we aim to offer all junior doctors in training the best education and training experience so they enter their chosen specialty fully prepared to work as a GP or Consultant

Learner Support and Faculty Development

Learning opportunities for doctors in training, trainers and programme leads.

Find your place

Take a look through our website and learn why finding your medical training place in our region's NHS trusts could be a great career move.

 

Career Support

At Health Education England North East we aim to offer all junior doctors in training the best education and training experience so they enter their chosen specialty fully prepared to work as a GP or Consultant

Revalidation

Revalidation is the General Medical Council’s way of regulating licensed doctors to give extra confidence to patients that their doctors are up to date and fit to practise. 

To find out more about the process visit our revalidation section.

General Practice

Our mission is to provide excellence in training for current and future generations of General Practitioners, while supporting those who educate them and the wider GP community in the areas covered by Health Education North East.

Read our welcome message from the Director or visit our GP site.

Foundation Training

The Foundation Programme (FP) is a two year generic training programme which forms the bridge between medical school and Specialty/General Practice Training. During the Foundation Programme, trainees have the opportunity to gain experience in a series of placements in a variety of specialties and healthcare settings.

For more information visit our Foundation Training site.

Specialty Training

Within Health Education North East we coordinate and facilitate the training of secondary care specialties within the North East.

We work closely with clinicians in every specialty either through a School structure and / or through a Specialty Training Committee, to provide the highest possible quality education and training for our trainees.

To find out more visit our Specialty Training site.

Dentistry

 

The directorate offers high quality training and education for the whole dental team, right from the very start of your career through to your later years as a dental professional.

The population of the north east benefits from the highest rate of access to NHS dental services in the country: because of this, we are able to offer comprehensive and varied training programmes tailored to the region’s needs.

 

To find out more visit our Dentistry site.