Specialty Registrars are expected to gain experience in at least two different training locations, in addition to health protection experience, in order to be exposed to a wide range of organisational cultures and public health issues.
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The training programme runs on a system of rotation zones, with each zone including four or five potential locations. See the Training Programme Policy for more information about how rotation zones operate and other training location options.
The Rotation Zones are:
| Zones | Training Locations |
| North | Bristol Gloucestershire North Somerset Somerset South Gloucestershire |
| East | Bath & NE Somerset Dorset Gloucestershire Swindon Wiltshire |
| South | Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Devon Dorset Plymouth Somerset Torbay |
| Academic | University of Bristol University of Exeter University of West of England |
| UK Health Security Agency | Health Protection Field Services |
| Office for Health Improvement and Disparities | Health and Wellbeing |
| NHS England/Improvement | Health Care Public Health Screening and Immunisation |
Specialty Tutors – February 2026
| Zone(s) | Training Location | Specialty Tutor | |
| East | Bath & North East Somerset Council | Amy McCullough | East Zone Lead & Delivery Group Member |
| East | Swindon Borough Council | Philip Williams | |
| East | Wiltshire Council | Gemma Brinn | |
| North | Bristol City Council | Sally Hogg | |
| North/East | Gloucestershire Council | Katie Hopgood | |
| North | North Somerset Council | Andrew Cross | |
| North | South Gloucestershire Council | Lynn Gibbons | |
| North/South | Somerset Council | Orla Dunn | North Zone Lead & Delivery Group Member |
| South | Cornwall Council | Richard Sharpe | |
| South | Devon County Council | Simon Chant | |
| South | Plymouth City Council | Kamal Patel | |
| South | Torbay Council | Julia Chisnell | |
| South/East | Dorset Council | Rachel Partridge | |
| South/East | BCP Council | Paul Iggulden | |
| University | University of Bristol | Ruth Kipping | Delivery Group Member |
| University | University of Exeter | Tamsin Newlove-Delgado | Delivery Group Member |
| University | University of West of England | Sanda Ismail | Delivery Group Member |
| UK Health Security Agency | UKHSA (Health Protection) | Jonathan Roberts | Delivery Group Member |
| UK Health Security Agency | UKHSA (Science Group) | Charles Beck | |
| UK Health Security Agency | UKHSA (Field Services) | Nick Young | Delivery Group Member |
| Office for Health Improvement and Disparities | OHID (Training Lead) | Ulrike Harrower | Delivery Group Member |
| Office for Health Improvement and Disparities | OHID (Health and Wellbeing) | Aimee Stimpson | Interim Specialty Tutor |
| NHS England | NHSE (Health Care Public Health) | Ulrike Harrower | |
| NHS England | NHSE (VaST) | Julie Frier |