Education, Training and Development

Welcome to the Education, Training and Development department.

Our objective is to help staff achieve their Mandatory Training and to assist with the provision and facilitation, or signposting, for Essential Training and career development. The ET&D Team is based at Werneth House, Fountain Street. The former nurses accommodation block has been transformed into bespoke training facility. There are 11 training rooms of varying sizes, equipped with laptops and screens. Our Lecture Theatre seats up to 100 people, and we have clinical rooms containing everything needed to deliver high quality Resuscitation training, Manual Handling training, and Clinical Skills training. For more information please contact the Education, Training & Development Manager on 0161 922 4059 or the Werneth House Education Centre Reception Team on 0161 922 4203 or via training@tgh.nhs.uk for more information.Driving instructions from M60 Ashton-under-Lyne. (http://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/Documents/DirectionsfromM60Ashton.pdf)

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Medical Education

The Post Graduate & Undergraduate Medical Education Department is located in Werneth House. The Medical Education Department provides an active programme of education events, of which a schedule is published on a weekly basis and mailed to all medical staff. In addition, a continuing programme of education for general medical and general dental practitioners is provided and the department hosts regional training and study days. The Medical Education Department arranges regular teaching programmes for medical students and trainees, in addition to supporting the educational progression of our consultant body. The Medical Education Department is responsible for organising the Trust induction for junior doctors during the February and August rotations. For more information contact Pam Robinson, Post Graduate & Undergraduate Medical Education Manager on 0161 922 6341, or via Pamela.Robinson@tgh.nhs.uk

Knowledge and Library Services

Knowledge & Library Services located in Werneth House, facilitate access to the latest evidence and “best practice” resources to enable our clinical colleagues to deliver the best and safest possible care to our patients. We ensure that our managerial colleagues also have access to similar and appropriate information resources on which to base their evidence-based practice. In addition, our team members offer expert literature searching skills and knowledge of the most useful resources.

Our services are available to all NHS staff, trainees & students based at the hospital. We are monitored closely by the NW Health Care Libraries Unit which ensures compliance with the quality standards laid down in the national NHS Libraries Quality Assurance Framework.

For more information about our services, please visit our web pages or call our Help Desk on 0161 922 6662. The Library Services Manager can be contacted by phone on 0161 922 4209 or by email on Roshanara.nair@tgh.nhs.uk