Welcome to Northern Paediatrics
Northern Paediatrics is intended to support communication about all aspects of training and development of paediatricians in the North East of England and Cumbria. Our aim is to compliment other training resources.
The Northern School of Paediatrics, as the regional training body for paediatricians has its own website
We aim to:
- Highlight training opportunities and events across the region
- Provide space for subspecialty training groups to develop interest pages or links to existing sites
- Develop training materials relevant to different groups
- Assist those involved in training to communicate their work
@NorthernPaeds is our twitter account. If you have a smartphone download the Twitter app either from Android appstore or Apple appstore. Create an account and follow us for latest news and events. If you are concerned about your privacy with social media note you do not have to share any personal information unless you explicitly wish to.
Monthly Listing
Produced by the School of Paediatrics. Monthly digest of CPD and education events. Deadline for next edition is week before the end of each month. Email Adele Simpson or Kelly Baxter to list an event or course
Training with the Northern School of Paediatrics
The Northern School of Paediatrics is the training body for paediatricians in the North East of England and Cumbria. There are around 160 trainees within the school experiencing a wide range of training posts around training units of varying size. As well as highly regarded general and community paediatric departments there are training opportunities covering all major specialties and a number of exceptional ones including Paediatric Cardiology, Medical Genetics, Immunology and Infectious Disease. The North East and Cumbria has fantastic outdoor scenery and activities well as a rich heritage from Hadrians Wall to our Celtic fringes at Lindisfarne on the North Sea coast. The region is proud of its independence and spirit, and has increasingly brought this up to date with world leading areas of scientific research. Whatever you want from your career you will be able to find it here in the North East and Cumbria.