Administration of the Scheme

The office is run by Mrs Linda Latif and Ms Sue Gumley. The programme has 9 Programme Directors and 2 Counsellor Tutors. The Programme Directors are experienced GPs who work for the scheme 1-3 sessions per week.

Dr Sandra Brinkley is the Senior Programme Director and has overall responsibility for the Sheffield GPSTP. This is a 3-4 session post which Programme Directors rotate through approximatley every 3 years.

Most of the remaining Programme Directors run the Thursday teaching sessions with the Counsellor Tutors.

All the Programme Directors participate in the regular programme of educational supervision of GP trainees in practices and hospital posts.  They also act as liaison between the scheme and hospital training post clinical supervisors.