Links
There are many sources of information on the web for Postgraduate Doctors in Training (PGDiTs). We have categorised a number of relevant sites for your convenience.
Disclaimer
NHS England working across Yorkshire and Humber is not responsible for the content of any external sites and does not necessarily endorse them.
British Medical Association Counselling Service
Confidential Support and Advice Service from the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Medical Defence Union
Medical Protection Society
Support for Doctors in Difficulty from the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
Local counselling service: Take Time
Doctors Support Network - a self help group, with a Helpline, for doctors with a range of mental health problems.
NHS Medical Careers -takes you through the four stages of career planning. Comprehensive data on each medical specialty includes workforce statistics, competition ratios, growth areas and projections about future opportunities.
And for specific groups
Overseas Doctors Training in Anaesthesia in the UK (ODTA-UK) - Written for anaesthetists in particular but with information useful to all specialties.
Overseas Doctors Community Site - a very useful site with a wide range of advice. However, the jokes section contains material that may be considered offensive - as per our disclaimer below, the Deanery in no way endorse this material.
HOPE for disabled doctors - support and advice for disabled individuals and their employers / professional bodies.
Overseas Doctors Training in Anaesthesia in the UK (ODTA-UK) - Written for anaesthetists in particular but with information useful to all specialties.
Overseas Doctors Community Site - a very useful site with a wide range of advice. However, the jokes section contains material that may be considered offensive - as per our disclaimer below, the Deanery in no way endorse this material.
HOPE for disabled doctors - support and advice for disabled individuals and their employers / professional bodies.
Medical
British Medical Association (BMA)
Doctors.net
General Medical Council (GMC)
National Association of Clinical Tutors (NACT)
National Association of Medical Education Management(NAMEM)
National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS)
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund
British Council Health
Dental
British Dental Association (BDA)
General Dental Council (GDC)
Health Management
British Association of Medical Managers (BAMM)
National Association of Medical Personnel Specialists (NAMPS)
National Association of Medical Education Management (NAMEM)
The Institute for Healthcare Management (IHM)
Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
Department of Employment and Learning
The Higher Education Academy
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
Scottish Funding Council
The Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB)
Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training (JCHST)
Kings Fund
The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers
European Computer Driving Licence
e-Learning Centre
Medical Education Leeds
PubMed
BUBL Information Service (Bulletin Board for Libraries)
National Library for Health
Cambridge Dictionary online
Regional Resources
To find your local healthcare library go to the Health Libraries and Information Services Directory.
NHS staff across Yorkshire and Humber can visit the NHS Evidence website to discover the breadth of resources available electronically.
The resources previously available via the National Library for Health can still be accessed - either by clicking on the "Conduct a specialist search" button on the NHS Evidence home page or by going directly to the Library site
The 33 specialist libraries which existed within the old National Library for Health are still available, under the new name of "specialist collections." They focus on health problems, specific patient groups and aspects of health services (including health management).
General Medical Council (GMC)
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Safer Healthcare (patient safety education programme for junior doctors)
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
College of Emergency Medicine
Faculty of Family Planning & Reproductive Health
Faculty of General Dental Practice
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
Faculty of Public Health
Joint Committee on Higher Surgical Training (JCHST)
Kings Fund
Leeds University
National Office for Summative Assessment of GPs (NOSA)
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Royal College of Pathologists
Royal College of Physicians (Yorkshire Regional Office)
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Physicians of London
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Radiologists
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Airedale NHS Trust
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster & South Humber Healthcare NHS Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals
Rotherham District General NHS Trust
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust