1. TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Pam Robinson Medical Education Manager

2. About us An acute DGH on one site at the foot of the Pennine hills
Eight miles to the east of Manchester
Services a population of over 250,000
Population concentrated in the largely industrialised areas of the eight townships of Tameside
Also serves rural community of Glossop with its population of approximately 28,000

3. Where are we? Ashton-under-Lyne 8 miles from the University/MRI
20 minutes by road
Easy bus, train and now tram links

4. Facilities New theatre suite
Completely refurbished Emergency department
New purpose built integrated Children’s department
New Outpatient departments
A brand new co-located transitional unit
Fully refurbished medical education department with 24 hour access to the library
Student common room
Honorary membership of Doctors’ Mess

5. Current Year 5 Placements
General medicine
Endocrinology/Diabetes
ITU
Anaesthetics
General Surgery
A & E
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Obs & Gynae
ENT

6. What we offer 1:1 Consultant / student ratio
Weekly generic consultant teaching aimed at exam topics in the blocks before the exempting exam and core competencies after
Additional weekly ward based teaching
Fully equipped skills lab
Full practice OSCE in December

7. Medical School Feedback
It was noticeable that many of the students had undertaken previous placements at the Trust and had actively sought to return
…excellent attendance at the visit from consultants involved in delivering UGME, which demonstrated their commitment to UGME
…provide specific, additional learning opportunities for a student who had not been successful in recent examinations.
…noted the very positive student feedback for the mock OSCEs
Year 5 – standard clinical placements: were described as ‘excellent’.

8. Student Assistantships
Pilot at Tameside in 2015
Rated 95 out of placement rated excellent
From 2015/16 assistantships offered in
Medicine
Surgery
Paediatrics
O & G
Trauma & Orthopaedics

9. What our students say about us
“Integration into a team”
“Great exposure to a wide range of patients”
“Friendly, helpful, supportive staff”
“Lots of basic skills to practice - Bloods ABGs Cannulas”
“Best mock OSCE I’ve done and I’ve done three others!”
“Good consultant support”
“Encouraged to act as an FY1”