A message from the Newcastle Hospitals' Medical Education Team

Welcome to the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals (NUTH) Foundation Programme WebPages. Thank you for taking time to visit our site. The following information has been collated by our Education Team to provide you with as much detail as possible about the fantastic and varied training opportunities we have here at Newcastle. If you have any queries, or require any additional information, please feel free to contact us.

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The Foundation Programme

The Foundation Programme is a two year generic training programme which forms the bridge between Medical School and Specialist / General Practice Training. At Newcastle Hospitals we will provide experience to allow Foundation Programme Trainees to develop a broad range of skills both clinical and personal which will act as a cornerstone of future speciality training.  

Why choose a Foundation Programme at NUTH?

• We provide a structured Shadowing Programme to introduce your F1 role incorporating hands on Simulation Training.
• We provide a comprehensive Induction to working within the NHS using a variety of methods of delivery of content.
• We provide a weekly Clinical Teaching Programme for F1 trainees.
• We provide a comprehensive Professional Development Programme which will develop key generic skills.
• We have varied training programmes, all of which have full educational approval from the Northern Deanery Foundation School, for which trainees can state a preference.
• We have a dedicated Foundation Programme Educational Team to support you through your training.
• You will have a trained Educational and Clinical Supervisor and an assigned Foundation Programme Tutor throughout your training.
• We provide access to the Newcastle Patient at Risk Course (NParc) & Resus Council Accredited ALS Courses.
• We provide access to a NDFS Study Leave budget in F2.
• We provide access to a wide range of Careers advice.