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HDRC

Half Day Release Course – HDRC

How We Learn

Our purpose in the delivery of the GP speciality training half day sessions is to facilitate and enhance your learning experiences from working in practices and on the wards or in the community, through discussion, mutual respect and support.

Education Sessions

Education sessions are designed to offer GP Speciality Registrars tuition that is relevant to their training. The specific arrangements for each group may vary from scheme to scheme. In general education sessions, for all schemes the groups are split.

TPD’s – Training Programme Directors

  • St Helens and Knowsley – Dr Peter Johnson
  • Warrington & Halton – Dr Anthony Clark
  • Sefton and North Liverpool – Dr Jennifer Topping
  • Liverpool and Birkenhead – This area has 3 TPD’s
    Dr Tobias Keyser – Track organisation and Maternity Leave applications
    Dr Helen Mckendrick and Dr Deborah Noland (Job share) – Study leave, doctors in difficulty, problems with trainers and practices

Hospital Posts – Half day release teaching sessions for trainees in hospital posts is held on Tuesdays at Warrington hospital, Postgraduate Centre.
Start Time – 13.30hrs till 16.30 hours
Location – https://www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/MapsAndDirections/DefaultView.aspx?id=1879

GP Posts – Half day release teaching sessions for trainees in GP posts is held on Thursdays at Halton hospital, Postgraduate Centre.
Start Time –  13.30hrs till 16.30 hours
Location – https://www.nhs.uk/Services/Hospitals/MapsAndDirections/DefaultView.aspx?id=1145