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Bidding Rounds | Health Education Yorkshire and Humber Creating a new NHS England
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Bidding Rounds

Supported Return to Training (or SuppoRTT for short) is a centrally funded NHS England programme which aims to support all postgraduate doctors and dentists in training (including Public Health registrars) to safely and confidently return to training after a sustained period of absence.

Pages in this section:

SuppoRTT Overview | Guidance | Meetings and Forms | CPD Funding | Frequently Asked Questions | Contacts | Courses and Events |  Recommended Activities | Online Resources | Counselling and Wellbeing | Coaching | Peer Mentoring | Health Toolbox | Parental Leave | Long-Term Sick Leave | Information for Supervisors | Resources and Courses for Supervisors | Bidding Rounds


NHSE is providing Local Education Providers and Schools with the opportunity to bid for investment to expand an existing approach or develop a new idea that relates to creating and imbedding a supportive return to practice for doctors and dentists in training.

Examples include (but are not limited to):

  • "Brainstorming" events for departments, trainers, medical staffing departments, medical education departments, etc., to consider mechanisms to support doctors and dentists in training in returning from a period of time out.
  • Speciality-specific developments within Schools to support returners.
  • "Bootcamps" and SuppoRTT course development.
  • Trust-based support groups with identified objectives.
  • Enhanced inductions.
  • Developing resources for returning or out of programme Postgraduate Doctors in training.
  • Post-covid initiatives / courses
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