The Tic Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is a National Specialist Service that cares for children and young people up to the age of 17 years. We have a specialist multi-disciplinary team that works closely with other departments within GOSH and routinely shares the care of children with local services. There is a strong research collaboration between GOSH and the other Tourette syndrome clinics in the UK, and we have an international reputation for clinical research into Treatments for Tourette syndrome. Specialist training for NHS Trusts: Behavioural Treatment for Tics is used ..read more

The Tic Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is a National Specialist Service that cares for children and young people up to the age of 17 years. We have a specialist multi-disciplinary team that works closely with other departments within GOSH and routinely shares the care of children with local services. There is a strong research collaboration between GOSH and the other Tourette syndrome clinics in the UK, and we have an international reputation for clinical research into Treatments for Tourette syndrome. Specialist training in assessment and formulation of Tics: Following the ro ..read more

Dear all We have set the dates for the 2024/25 cycle of regional training days, hosted in conjunction with the Royal Society of Medicine.  We are continuing the hybrid programme of virtual and F2F events. These study days help to update your knowledge of important topics and meet key curriculum competencies that can be difficult to achieve in the workplace.  F2F events will also offer additional opportunities for networking and interaction with the LSP training leads. The events are organised and hosted by trainee volunteers with an interest in that subspecialty (Grid or SPIN, or asp ..read more

Following on from our LSP Showcase focusing on EDI within education, we have organised our first meeting. This meeting will focus on our next steps to create change for EDI in LSP Education and will be held on May 16th, 2024 9-10am via Teams. Everyone is welcome to get involved and attend. Please email martina.larsson@nhs.net for further information ..read more

The LSP Trainees’ committee and TPDs have supported trainees doing START for many years. This has included- a trello board START preparation evenings (recorded on YouTube and freely available to watch back) WhatsApp group to encourage learning with/from peers We are looking to evaluate all of our START work, so that we can improve things going forward. So if you have done START previously (even if it was a few years ago), please fill in this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfs4aFPd-oIsTJf-uveaFWiLdQmPBFBkvKzMDxKh0k4zRTa2g/viewform?usp If you’d like to get involved with the L ..read more

The MRCPCH Examination Excellence Training (MEET) course is aimed at all those preparing for the MRCPCH clinical exam. The day will be divided into 2 sessions. If you are planning to attend both sessions, please try to attend Session One in person at GOSH so that you are on-site ready for Session Two in the afternoon. Lunch will be provided for those attending the whole day. Session One (0845-1200) This will be hybrid (online and in person) and will cover the exam format, content and approach for the communication, history, video and development station. The session is interactive with o ..read more

We have a new date added to the LSP Simulation Programme. This training is open to Level 1 trainees and is divided into the following: Full Immersion days – these days will give trainees the opportunity to work in a team on the management of acute paediatric and neonatal simulated scenarios. The days are led by expert paediatric simulation faculty and will take place in a psychological safe setting with debriefing on both technical (clinical) and non-technical (human factors) skills. Part-Task with Communication days – these days are divided into two sessions and will give trainees t ..read more

A series of lectures and case based discussions on what’s new in general paediatric and adolescent practice- Tue 02 Jul 2024 Topics include: Acute presentations & paediatric surgery • Tropical medicine & migrant health • Mental health & digital risk • Genitourinary medicine & sexual abuse • Eczema & red cell presentations • Radiology for paediatricians This event is aimed at Consultant paediatricians, trainees & clinical fellows, paediatric advanced nurse practitioners or equivalent. Course Fees Consultants: £120 | Trainees & Clinical Fellows: £100 | Nurses: £75 &nb ..read more

Gearing up for Summer ARCP? The “Useful Resources for ARCP” Page has been updated with everything you need to know about Progress+ and ARCP. Don’t forget to also check out the ARCP Guide for more tips and info. You can also find a video guide to using Kaizen here ..read more

Thursday 6 June, 9:00-17:30: Online lectures Friday 7 June, 9:00-17:30: Face-to-face (F2F) workshops at Holiday Inn Bloomsbury  A comprehensive 2-day course focusing on the care of children requiring long-term invasive or non-invasive ventilation Day 1 virtual lecture based teaching on: Sleep disordered breathing in children Indications and epidemiology of long-term ventilation (invasive and non-invasive ventilation) in children From pathophysiology to the practicalities e.g., investigations, initiation, monitoring, escalating/weaning ventilation Long-term ventilation and ethical issues ..read more