The new Education Centre
is planned to open in December 2004, will provide multiprofessional education
and training facilities for all staff in the Trust, incorporating:
- Lecture Theatre (100 seats maximum capacity) with state of the
art audio visual equipment
- Multiprofessional Library
- I.T. Training Suite
- 2 new Seminar Rooms
- Clinical Skills Laboratory
- Atrium Area (catering & exhibitions)
The centre will build on our already excellent Teaching, Training
and Conference Facilities as well as providing a large Multidisciplinary
Library with 'quiet' space for reflection and study. It will incorporate
a state of the art Information Technology suite and two extra seminar
rooms for group Study.
This new amenity will help to ensure that Trust Staff continue
to develop the skills and expertise needed to provide patients with
the highest quality service.
Shut down of existing facilities: 5th January 2004
Completion Date: End of October, 2004
Installation of AV Equipment: November 2004
Open for Bookings: December 2004
The upgrade and re-location of existing facilities will enable
multifunctional training facilities and improved Library Services
for all staff.
New Facilities
Ground Floor
Atrium & Reception (16 casual seats and 3 tables)
Entrance and Reception linked to Postgraduate Studies Manager's
office. Atrium area designed to be used for catering and
refreshment. Also for exhibitions, displays which can be
situated outside the lecture theatre.
Blair Bell Lecture Theatre (100 non fixed chairs) Ground Floor
Video Conferencing, fixed front projection screen
for use with PowerPoint with remote mouse, TV and video player/DVD,
Visualiser, whiteboard, flipcharts.
Clinical Skills Laboratory (small group teaching) Ground Floor
Plasma TV, video player, fixed laptop, 2 Resuscitaires, Laparoscopic
teaching equipment, whiteboard and flipchart.
Seminar Room 1 (Ground Floor) - flexible seating for 35 and
portable tables to design the room in various styles, including:
small lecture, interview, board meeting and tutorials.
Plasma TV, video player, fixed laptop, whiteboard and flipchart.
First Floor
Library - full time Librarian
The Library will be accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per
week. It will be staffed from 8.30am until 5.00pm.
Facilities include: 6 computers that have internet access and
Microsoft packages for personal use, plus a networked printer,
scanner and photocopier. The Library subscribes to
approximately 50 journals, with electronic access where
available. The Library book collection is available to lend,
if we do not have books or journals which you may require, an
interlibrary loan service is available. Training sessions for
literature searching are available.
Seminar Room 2 (flexible seating and portable table to design
the room in various styles, including small lecture, interview,
board meeting and tutorial)
Plasma TV, video player, fixed laptop, whiteboard and flipchart.
IT Training Room
12 networked computers and two printers. LCD projector and
screen.
Throughout the year Conferences and Symposia are organised by
departments from within the Hospital, and by local and national
organisations involved in the healthcare provision of women and
babies.
Postgraduate Education
There are 2 clinical tutors who manage a significant study leave
budget.
Professor AM Weindling, MD, FRCP - Neonates
Dr D Roberts, MBCHB, MRCOG - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mrs Debbie Sweeney - Postgraduate Studies Manager (debbie.sweeney@lwh-tr.nwest.nhs.uk)
Nationally recognised courses for
- MRCOG part ii (twice a year - January and July - Debbie
Sweeney)
- Neonatal Life Support (3 times per year - Debbie Sweeney)
- Diploma in Family Planning (5 times per year - Carmel Farrell)
- Basic Surgical Skills (O&G) twice a year - Elaine Carden)
- MOET (Managing Obstetric Emergencies Training) (twice a year -
Sue Smith)
- ALSO (Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (once a year -
Debbie Sweeney)
There are many other clinical and non-clinical courses organised
locally within the Region by Mersey Deanery
(www.merseydeanery.ac.uk)
Educational Teaching Programmes
All junior doctors are allocated an identified Educational
Supervisor (usually the Consultant they commence working for.
In training Assessments take place regularly and are followed up at
the end of 6 month period with a Review of In Training Assessment
(RITA).
The Obstetrics & Gynaecology Senior House Officers have 4
hours protected teaching which is made up of 1 hour protected time
to attend the regular Research & Development Friday morning
breakfast lectures (8am - 9am) and 3 hours Friday pm for clinical
teaching.
The Neonatal junior doctors have a full programmed of teaching on
Wednesday afternoons.
Library Services
At this present time the Library is situated on the 2nd floor
opposite the RMU Department. The Library is well stocked and
includes Midwifery and Nursing, obstetrics and gynaecology together
with Paediatric journals and books. We also have undergraduate
books in all of these specialities. You must register as a
Library User in order to gain a pass code 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. There are branch libraries around the Hospital in
the Neonatal, Obstetric, Anaesthesia and Cytogenetics Departments.
There is a photocopier available in the library.
If there is an article you require which is not available here,
it may be possible to obtain it from outside sources such as www.aditus.nhs.uk
The Librarian is part time (under review) and works -
Monday 1.30pm - 5.30pm
Tuesday 9am - 12.30pm
Wednesday 9am - 12.30pm
Thursday 9am - 5.30pm
Friday (not in attendance)
Email:Stephen.molloy@lwh-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
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