Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust (WAHT)
WAHT is a split site trust with 3 different sites - Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH), Kidderminster Treatment Centre (KTC), and Alexandra Hospital (Alex) in Redditch, with WRH being the largest site. Most out-of-hours work is at WRH, but there is also some OOH at Redditch.
You will work at all 3 sites, sometimes (depending on modules) you may even work at all 3 sites in one week. Public transport between sites is difficult and so you will need your own transport.
Resident anaesthetic trainees work a 1 in 8 on-call rota across 5 tiers:
- WRH theatre anaesthetist - post IAC resident
- WRH obstetric anaesthetist - post IACOA resident
- WRH ICU resident - post primary FRCA and completed stage 1 ICU
- Alex ICU resident - post primary FRCA and completed stage 1 ICU
- WRH senior registrar - post final FRCA
Further information on the 3 sites can be found below, or via the trust website.
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Worcestershire Royal Hospital is a PFI building opened in 2002. There are 40 consultants in the department. It provides experience of all specialties with the exception of cardiac and neuro anaestheisa. Vascular and ENT/ head and neck/ airway modules are extremely popular offering excellent training opportunities. The colorectal unit is the 4th busiest in the country with patients undergoing complex laparoscopic operations not seen in other hospitals such as TATMEs and ELAPS.
There is a high degree of trainee supervision and comprehensive exam-orientated teaching. The department has good computer access and IT support.
Contact details:
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD
Telephone (Main): 01905 763 333
Telephone (Dept) :01905 760 635
Alexandra Hospital
The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch was opened in 1985. It serves a population of approximately 200,000 and has over 300 beds.
The hospital is the major centre for the county’s urology service. The hospital has eight operating theatres, MRI and CT scanners and cancer unit status for breast, lung, urology, gynaecology and colorectal cancers.
Contact Details:
Alexandra Hospital
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
B98 7UB
Telephone: 01527 503 030
Kidderminster Treatment Centre
Kidderminster Treatment Centre offers outstanding clinical facilities and patient accommodation for a wide range of daycase, short stay and inpatient procedures.
There is opportunity for residents to access a variety of paediatric and adult day-case lists at KTC.
The nurse-led minor injuries services is open from 08:00 – 22:00 a day and treats more than 24,000 patients every year. It can deal with a wide variety of injuries including simple fractures, soft tissue injuries, lacerations, bites, burns and scalds.
Other facilities at the Kidderminster site include a full range of outpatient clinics – including outpatient cancer treatment in the Millbrook Suite – MRI and CT scanners and a renal dialysis unit.
Contact Details:
Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre
Bewdley Road
Kidderminster
DY11 6RJ
Telephone: 01562 823 424
College Tutors
Dr Hannah Williams (Stage 1) - hannah.williams27@nhs.net
Dr Emily Johnson (Stage 2 & 3) - emily.johnson9@nhs.net
Admin
Samantha Vigurs - samantha.vigurs@nhs.net
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