Paediatric Surgery ST3 - Round 1.

Paediatric Surgery in Yorkshire and the Humber

Paediatric surgery is the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases, trauma and malfunctions of the childhood years, spanning the foetal to teenage period.

Specialist paediatric surgery includes:

• neonatal surgery (mostly the surgery of congenital abnormalities)
• major intestinal surgery of infants and children
• major trauma surgery
• children’s cancer surgery
• paediatric urology

Common procedures include:

• head and neck surgery (cysts, tumours, etc.)
• thoracic surgery (oesophageal, lung and bronchial anomalies)
• abdominal surgery
• operations of kidneys, bladder and ureters
• correction of external genitalia
• treatment of anorectal anomalies
• treatment for trauma

Paediatric Surgery training in the UK takes place in a number of consortiums in order to provide broad exposure to paediatric surgery. Health Education England working across Yorkshire and the Humber is part of the Northern Consortium which also includes Health Education East Midlands and Health Education North East. 

In order to assess your suitability for this training programme please refer to the national Person Specifications on the Specialty Training website.

The expected duration of this training programme is six years subject to satisfactory progression. The actual duration may depend on the circumstances of individual trainees.

Further sources of information

• The Yorkshire and the Humber School of Surgery
• The Royal College of Surgeons of England
• The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS)
• Trainees in Paediatric Surgery (TRIPS)