These pages provide a single source of information relevant to SAS doctors working in the South West. Our emphasis will be on education, revalidation and CPD. Rather than duplicating information, links to further reading/ information are provided as and where necessary. We hope that this will provide doctors with useful and practical information they need to progress in and sustain their careers..
Dr Nicola Burke is the Associate Postgraduate Dean for SAS Doctors for NHS England.
The SAS Trust Leads/Tutors in the NHS England (NHSE) region are the first point of contact for all SAS doctors and are there to support and offer guidance on career-related issues, education and development.. NHSE would be pleased to offer guidance and support for individual cases. Please contact the Associate Dean directly or via the SAS Inbox. We are very open to suggestions, and would welcome your comments.
SAS Tutors work closely with SAS advocates whose primary role is supporting the wellbeing of SAS doctors.
The SAS advocates are not part of the post graduate school as such but can be contacted for support with contracting, job planning, resources as well as issues concerning parity and equity and representation. The role was introduced in 2021 and is an integral part of the SAS team.
NHS England South West consists of the following sites and SAS Key Contacts:
| Trust Sites | SAS Lead/Tutor/Advocate |
| Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust | Advocate – Grace Harris |
| Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Tutor – Cathy English Advocate – Ellie Gibbs |
| Devon Partnership NHS Trust | Tutor – Daniela Murgoci |
| Gloucester Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust | Tutor – Rajkamal Choudhury |
| Gloucester Hospitals NHS Trust | Tutor – Abdul Arain Advocate – Jyothi Nimmagadda |
| Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | Tutor – Natalie Whitton Advocate – Satinder Mann |
| Livewell Southwest (CIC) | Tutor – Shahbaz Noor |
| North Bristol NHS Trust | Tutor – Emma Thorman Advocate – Suzannah Hoult |
| Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | Tutor – Vanessa Wright Advocate – Thirukumaran Duraisami |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – North Devon | Tutor – Peter Figg |
| Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust – RD&E | Tutor – Lauren Barker Advocate – Monali Dash |
| Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust | Tutor – Chris John Advocate – Ganesan Senthilkumar |
| Somerset Foundation Trust – Musgrove Park Site | Tutor – Kerry Hunter Advocates – Vanessa Tuff & Michelle Pearce |
| Somerset Foundation Trust – Psychiatry | Tutor – TBC |
| Somerset Foundation Trust – Yeovil | Tutor – rekha.bhatia@somset-ft.nhs.uk |
| Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust | Tutor – TBC |
| University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust | Tutors – Lucinda Farmer & Becca Huckett Advocate – Fleur Gately |
| University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust | Lead – Ghada Bihnam Tutor – Clare Turner Advocate – Emily Newton Dunn |
Contact can also be made with your local Director of Medical Education. They are based with the local Postgraduate Education Centre or Academy.