West Midlands

The West Midlands region is supported by a dedicated RCP regional office.

The West Midlands regional advisers steer the education programme for the region. They each have a quality assurance role for both the RCP and the West Midlands Deanery, and all form part of the West Midlands Postgraduate School of Medicine Board.

The West Midlands regional office is involved with a range of educational activities both regional and national; two major conferences per year, three day residential Birmingham Movement Disorders course every two years aimed at trainees in neurology and geriatric medicine, regular general medicine and acute medicine SpR training days, national radioiodine training days, and CMT PACES communication skills and teaching.

The regional office coordinates and facilitates the MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 examinations held in Birmingham.  Approval for consultant and specialty doctor job descriptions is coordinated through the regional office for new and replacement appointments for the region.

Regional office

RCP Regional manager

Helen Flood
Royal College of Physicians - West Midlands regional office
Birmingham Research Park Limited
Institute of Research & Development
Vincent Drive
Birmingham  B15 2SQ
Tel:   0121 414 7020
Fax:  0121 414 7408
Email:  Helen.Flood@uhb.nhs.uk

RCP regional administrator

Susan Pope
Royal College of Physicians - West Midlands Regional Office
Birmingham Research Park Limited
Institute of Research & Development
Vincent Drive
Birmingham  B15 2SQ
Tel:  0121 414 7020
Fax:  0121 414 7408
Email:  Susan.Pope@uhb.nhs.uk

Office opening hours

Monday 9.30 am to 1.45 pm
Tuesday 8 am to 4.30 pm
Wednesday 8 am to 4.30 pm
Thursday 8.30 am to 2 pm
Friday 8.30 am to 2 pm

Office hours may vary depending on educational events and attendance at meetings.

Approval of job descriptions

For the approval of job descriptions please contact your regional office manager. Further information and guidance on job planning is available from Advisory Appointments Committees (AAC).

Regional advisers

RCP regional adviser (training)

Dr Lukas Foggensteiner
University Hospital Birmingham Foundation NHS Trust
Edgbaston
Birmingham  B15 2TH
Tel:  0121 627 5715
Email:  Lukas.Foggensteiner@uhb.nhs.uk

RCP regional adviser (service)

Dr Michael Cusack
Heart & Lung Centre
Wolverhampton Road
Heath
Town
Wolverhampton WV10 0QP

Tel: 01902 694207
Email:  michael.cusack@nhs.net

 
CPD Adviser 
Dr Christopher Ellis
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green East
Birmingham B9 5SS
Tel: 0121 424 0358
Email:  christopher.ellis@heartofengland.nhs.uk

Please note that Dr Ellis is responsible for Continuing Professional Development.

School of medicine

The Royal College of Physicians has supported the creation of specialty-based schools of medicine within each deanery, which will supervise trainees within Basic Medical Training and all 30 Higher Specialist Training programmes.
 
Heads of schools have now been appointed in most deaneries. The appointment process was deanery-based, with the posts being advertised. In most cases the RCP and the deanery cooperated, which variously included the RCP commenting on the job description, advertising the role to fellows, and being represented on the appointment panel. In the majority of cases the person appointed has previously served as a regional adviser.
 
Dr Andrew Whitehouse is Head of School of Medicine for the West Midlands Workforce Deanery.

Events

• Visit our RCP Events listing for this region