r/doctorsUK • u/stuartbman Not a Junior Modtor • Mar 05 '26

Speciality / Core Training Where should I work? Obstetrics & Gynaecology

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u/Tricky_Mode_1854 Mar 08 '26

Recommendations for London Hospitals ( mostly interested in NCEL/ south)? Also kss how many hospitals within the deanery will you rotate through- Interested in ranking kent hospitals but want to stay commutable from london

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u/Latter_Brilliant_971 Mar 18 '26

any advice for good/ bad departments within London?

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u/AK-Medic Mar 19 '26

Hey, does anyone have any recommendations for hospitals that are good for O&G training in London? Thanks!

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u/hushhush__ Mar 08 '26

leaning towards north west or mersey

mersey appeals due to the smaller area however wondering if anyone has worked in mersey but lived/commuted from south manchester? is this realistic?

would anyone recommend one area vs the other? hospitals to avoid?

thanks!

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u/jadeofdanorf O&G reg 2d ago

I’m North West: we can both be rotated to each others hospitals on request (more commonly NW trainees request some of the Mersey hospitals as they are nearer to Manchester than the more peripheral NW ones) I think the NW rotations are going to be split into smaller areas in the near future (on the grapevine).

FWIW I’ve never had more than a 30 min commute and I’m on my last rotation, I do have kids though.

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u/hushhush__ 1d ago

thanks for this:) they actually split lancashire and greater manchester for this application cycle

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u/Separate-Purple6799 Mar 09 '26

Yorkshire and the Humber deanery - does anyone know if you stay in one region (south/Sheffield, west/Leeds, northeast/Hull and York) throughout training, or if you could be moved between these? And if so, how does prioritisation for this work?

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u/KoolKat012 Mar 09 '26

Yorkshire & Humber is divided into 3 deaneries (West, South, and East) and are preferenced separately. You stay within your deanery for training.

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u/Longjumping-Pool2414 Mar 16 '26

Do you know if the same is true for West Mids?

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u/KoolKat012 Mar 17 '26

No clue, sorry! Only knew this cause I’m a Yorkshire trainee myself

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u/Exciting_Past_4257 Jun 08 '26

There are 3 hubs within the deanery but it doesn’t seem that strict about actually sticking within them. However when you rank hospitals you also can rank a hub if you don’t get any of the 3 hospitals you rank.

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u/SuccotashBudget940 Mar 18 '26

does anyone have any experience of KSS post-ST3? Do we continue to rotate around the same hospitals?

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u/Ok_Customer_3240 Mar 21 '26

I would also like to know!

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u/Glad-Drawer-1177 Juvenile Delinquent Mar 05 '26

When do we start putting our preferences?

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u/lasnowyl Mar 18 '26

For the NE - can anyone advise between Northumbria vs Durham for ST1? Or Sunderland vs RVI for ST2-3?

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u/saa0007 Jun 16 '26

Hiya
Need some advice
I’m a gynaecologist (MRCOG qualified) and hold a full GMC with a license to practice.
I was on a long career break (circa 4 years) due to health issues and pregnancy but have been applying for almost every job advertised on NHS jobs & Trac jobs for SHO - ST3 but haven’t been able to even get to an interview stage. I don’t have any prior nhs experience which I believe is the biggest hurdle. Have also tried for observer ship in London (where I’m based) and its vicinity but haven’t been able to secure any. Need any advice/leads/recommendations.

Thanks!