Our Hospitals
Trainees across Greater Manchester and Lancashire have access to a wide variety of specialities at our many hospitals. Below is a summary of all the specialities and where they are located. For more information on each training centre please see their sections below.
General Paediatrics:
Greater Manchester:
RMCH
Wythenshawe
NMGH
Bolton
Stepping Hill
Tameside
Oldham
Wigan
Lancashire:
Blackburn
Preston
Lancaster
Blackpool
Level 3 Neonates:
St Mary’s (surgical unit)
Bolton
Oldham
Preston
Burnley
Level 2 Neonates:
Wythenshawe
NMGH
Stepping Hill
Tameside
Wigan
Lancaster
Blackpool
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Specialities:
Neurology
Renal (including transplant)
Rheumatology
Allergy and Immunology
Gastroenterology
Respiratory and Long Term Ventilation
Cardiology (non-surgical)
Endocrine
Metabolic
Haematology
Oncology
Bone Marrow Transplant
Tertiary Safeguarding
HDU
PICU
General Surgery
Urology
Orthopaedics
Burns and Plastics
ENT
Neurosurgery
Spinal Surgery
Specialities Offered Elsewhere:
Neurology at Preston
Infectious Diseases at NMGH
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
St Mary's Neonatal Unit has a total of 69 cots comprised of Intensive Care, High Dependency and Special Care cots delivering clinical care to both medical and surgical neonates.
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Awaited
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
16 bed Day Case Unit for children in Burnley serving the whole of East Lancashire. Separate Level 3 Neonatal Unit.
North Manchester General Hospital
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Awaited
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals
District general hospital with 34 bedded children's ward with 2 high dependency beds.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
51 bed inpatient ward including 3 HDU beds, 15 bed Children’s Observation and Assessment Unit (COAU).
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
A busy general paediatric department in a large, busy district general hospital: 38 beds, 3 HDU beds and 24/7 O&A with 9 beds. Dedicated paediatric ED accredited for PED training. Also has a separate Level 3 Neonatal unit.
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Awaited
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
371-bed specialist children’s hospital and is the UK’s largest and busiest children’s hospital, also has day case beds. Regional major trauma unit.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
A large busy district general hospital with 24 beds plus a 6 bedded HDU. Separate Level 3 Neonatal Unit.
Royal Preston Hospital
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Awaited
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
20 medical inpatient beds, 4 surgical beds, an 8-bedded assessment and observation unit and a 2-bedded high dependency unit.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Medium-sized district general hospital with 16 beds and 2 high dependency beds. Neonatal Unit level 2 unit with 7 intensive care cots and 6 special care cots.
Nothern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Community clinics withmultidisciplinary and multiagency clinics and discussion forums with Allied Professionals.
Wythenshawe Hospital
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Awaited