About APEM

Staff Information (Doctors)

Doctors

Current training

The previous frame laid out the bare bones, what happens now is more of an open book.

  • Whilst there are a number of units around the country that see enough children(must be >18,000) to be a training centre, the JCHTA+E ( Joint Committee for Higher Training in A+E) stipulates other criteria that must be met, often following a formal visit.
  • Historically people undertook training on an almost individual basis at some of these centres.
  • Both the RCPCH & FAEM have now produced curricula for those wishing to pursue a career in paeds A+E

Presently Paediatric A+E is not included in schedule 2 of the European Specialist Medical Qualifications Order 1995.

Until it is included there can be no CCST (Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training) in the specialty -the CCST permits doctors to be consultants in that specialty.

But...it is possible for SpR trainees from

  • A+E
  • Paediatrics

to undertake training with "special experience" which can be indicated on the specialist register

A+E with special experience of Paed A+E

  • 6 months in Paediatric A+E Training department
  • 6 months in Paediatric Specialities- including Paediatric medicine at Registrar level

in addition to General A+E training

This allows the trainee on completion to work in either an all age or children only department

Paediatrics with special experience of Paed A&E

  • 12 months in Paediatric A+E Training department
  • 9 months in Paediatric Surgical specialities

in addition to General Paeds training

This allows the trainee on completion to work in a children only department. Guidance on this role can be found in a document produced by the RCPCH in 2008:

http://www.rcpch.ac.uk/Policy/Emergency-Care

General Paediatricians workings as “Designated Liaison Paediatricians”.

There are no firm requirements for this post, often worked by a general paediatrician in an Acute General Hospital (DGH), overseeing certain areas- training, child protection, liaison. But in the future its role may be arguably more exciting, and varied than others, with perhaps a remit of transport medicine, or a specialist training role…