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Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Heart, St Bartholomew's Hospital

St. Bartholomew’s Hospital (Barts) is the oldest hospital in Europe and was founded in 1123. 

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Barts Heart Centre (BHC) is a recently formed venture (2015) created by the merger of cardiothoracic services from the London Chest Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Heart Hospital. This created the UK’s largest cardiothoracic centre with nearly all specialist cardiac services for North Central and North East London and beyond, as well as highly specialised national services.

 

Anaesthetic trainees rotating to Barts are exposed to most aspects of cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care excluding transplantation.  Most trainees rotate here for three months at intermediate and higher levels but there are plans to try to create 6 month posts in the future.

 

Our three critical care units provide all aspects of care for cardiothoracic surgical  and cardiology patients including extracorporeal support when required.

 

We have a local teaching programme for pre-fellowship trainees and extensive teaching and training in advanced techniques, including echocardiography for higher and advanced trainees.

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Days are typically an early start with 2-3 theatre cases per day and predominantly cardiac operations. You’ll get an opportunity to learn basic transoesophageal echo skills and all lists are Consultant delivered.

 

College Tutor Details

 

• Cardiac Anaesthesia:  Dr Anne Campbell

• ICM Faculty Tutor:  Dr Mary White    

 

Rota Details for Trainees

 

Number of trainees on rota:  18 trainees on a two-line rota

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Banding:  1:9​

 

Modules Available for Anaesthetic Training

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• Intermediate / Higher / Advanced Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

• Advanced ITU

• Non-theatre

• Management module    

 

Special Training Opportunities / Fellowships

 

• Advanced Cardiothoracic Fellowship posts (minimum 9 posts per year)

• Transoesophageal Echo

• Transthoracic Echo (FICE)

• Major aortic surgery

• Adult congenital cardiac disease (GUCH)

• ECMO

 

Local Education Opportunities

 

• Weekly teaching: 

  • Final FRCA Teaching on Mondays

  • Journal Club on Tuesdays

  • ITU teaching on Wednesdays

  • TOE teaching on Thursdays

  • Fellow Club (monthly)         

• Pan NE & NC FRCA Teaching days on cardiothoracic anaesthesia

• Courses:

  • Heartworks TOE Simulator​

  • ECMO Course

  • FICE Course

  • One Lung Ventilation Course

  • Lung Ultrasound Course

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Research / Audit / Academic Opportunities

 

• Renal Failure and Sepsis. Peri-operative Echo (Dr Colin Hamilton-Davis and Dr Andrew Smith)

• ICM related research (Prof Mark Griffiths / Prof Charles Hinds)

• Assorted other projects with individual consultants (Dr Ben O'Brien / Dr Sibs Anwar / Dr Roger Cordery)

• Multiple audit / QI projects (Dr Liz Ogilvie)   

 

 

Contact details for further information

 

Dr Anne Campbell, College Tutor

Dr Mary White, Faculty Tutor, ICM

Dr Elizabeth Ashley, Senior Fellowship programme

Dr Roger Cordery, Senior / Junior Fellowship Programme, Deputy RA - BLSA