Welcome to Public Health Specialty Training in the South West.
Public Health in the South West involves many different departments, organisations and agencies working together to improve the health and well-being of people living in the region. Whilst a Specialty Registrar on the training programme you will have a real opportunity to participate with and contribute to this very important work.
The majority of posts in our Programme are based in service departments, but we also host a small number of lecturer and academic clinical fellow posts. Some of our registrars also take advantage of the opportunities to take up specialist training placements elsewhere in the UK during the final phase of their training.
For further information on public health training take a look at the Faculty of Public Health website, where you will find our curriculum and information about how training is organised and assessed.
Specialty Training
Severn Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) is committed to providing high quality Public Health training across the South West. The Postgraduate Dean is Dr Geoff Smith. The Public Health Head of School is Maggie Rae.
The South West Public Health Training Programme is governed by the Faculty of Public Health curriculum, the Gold Guide and the South West Public Health Training Policy. All Specialty Registrars and supervisors are expected to be fully conversant and work within these policies, guides and curriculum.
The following pages aim to provide further help and support to Specialty Registrars throughout their time on the training programme.
Faculty of Public Health Curriculum
The current Public Health Specialty Training Curriculum 2022
Gold Guide
A Reference Guide for Postgraduate Specialty Training in the UK, The Gold Guide, 10th Edition, August 2024 sets out national arrangements for Specialty Registrars.
South West Training Policy
The Training Programme is managed locally in line with the South West Public Health Specialty Training Programme Policy.
