{"id":1932,"date":"2021-04-19T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:53:53","slug":"associate-deans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/about-us\/team\/associate-deans\/","title":{"rendered":"Associate Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-panel1 nhsuk-panel is-style-panel-with-label nhsuk-card\"><h3><\/h3><div class=\"paneltext\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" src=\"http:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/RachelElliott1-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/RachelElliott1-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/RachelElliott1-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/RachelElliott1-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/portsmouth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2024\/01\/RachelElliott1.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Based at:&nbsp;St Mary\u2019s Hospital, Block C1, Portsmouth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since starting as a GP educator in 2005, Rachel has sampled the full spectrum of GP posts, from trainer, salaried GP, Locum GP, retained GP, partner, flexible careers GP, TPD, patch AD and Head of School in Wessex, to Primary Care Dean for both Thames Valley and Wessex and Four Nations COGPED Vice chair. 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