CMT Training Programmes - Scarborough
Scarborough Castle
The surrounding area
Scarborough is a seaside resort on the east coast of Yorkshire. Isolated geographically, it is set in beautiful countryside near to the North Yorkshire Moors and the Yorkshire Wolds. The area covered by Scarborough District includes the fishing ports and sea-side resorts of Whitby, Filey and Bridlington and the market towns of Malton, Pickering, Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside, as well as numerous villages in the area. Local industries are agriculture, tourism and fishing. Scarborough is linked to York and Thirsk and thereby to the A1 and M1 by good roads. There is a rail service from Scarborough to York, Leeds and Hull. Scarborough has good educational facilities including primary and comprehensive schools, a sixth form college and Further Education College. Entertainment and sporting facilities in and around the area are excellent, including good yachting facilities at Scarborough and Whitby and superb golf courses.
Scarborough General Hospital.
The catchment area of Scarborough Hospital extends from the Cleveland borders in the north to the south of Bridlington and includes the communities of Malton, Norton, Pickering and Kirkbymoorside. The resident population served by the Division of Medicine at Scarborough is approximately 220,000. This part of Great Britain is a popular holiday area and during peak periods the actual population served by the Hospital is much greater than this. Furthermore, some 21% of the district population is over the age of 65, compared to the national average of 15%.
Medical Services
At present there are eleven Consultant Physicians whose interests include Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Stroke Rehab, Diabetes and Endocrinology, as well as a Consultant Clinical Haematologist, Consultant Rheumatologist and Consultant Neurologist. There are also three Care of the Elderly Consultants.
The junior staff within the Division of Medicine consist of:-
- 6 Specialist Registrars (two Gastro, one Diabetes/Endo, one Acute Medicine, one Care of Elderly and one Chest)
- 2 Senior SHOs (Cardiology & Neurology), 2 Trust Grade Senior SHOs (Gastro/Chest & Elderly)
- 1 SHO - Care of the Elderly, 4 TG SHOs (Gastro/Chest/Cardio/Diabetes)
- 8 F1, 2 F2, 3 GPVTS SHOs
There is also an Associate Specialist in Care of the Elderly and Staff grade in Cardiology. The Hospital also has a Medical Admissions Unit for the assessment and admission of acutely ill Medical and Care of the Elderly patients. Coronary Care is also close by and has one assessment bed and 5 acute beds and 4 step-down wards. There are facilities for pacing within the unit. There is also a fully staffed 6 bedded ITU. There is an excellent Radiology Department which has a state of the art CT and MRI Scanner.
Department of Medicine
There is one combined Department of Medicine covering both Scarborough and Bridlington, incorporating medicine for Care of the Elderly. All Consultants take part in a General Medicine on-call apart from the Neurologist, Rheumatologist and Haematologist.
- Care of the Elderly
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Gastroenterology
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Haematology
Bridlington Hospital
Bridlington Hospital is a ‘community plus’ hospital which provides services in General Medicine, Care of the Elderly, Psychiatric and Palliative Care. Main investigative facilities are based at Scarborough and within Bridlington there is access to investigations including Echo, Endoscopy, Xray, Ultrasound and Bronchoscopy. There is a nurse-led Minor Injuries Unit open during the day.
Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine in Bridlington has four Consultant Physicians with subspeciality interests in Cardiology, Chest, Diabetes and Care of the Elderly. There are visiting Consultants to provide specialist opinion on problems relating to Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Neurology, Dermatology, Oncology and Palliative Care. The junior staff includes one Associate Specialist, three Staff grades, one Research Registrar, three F2 and four SHOs. There is a selective medical admission system in place which admits acutely ill medical problems, but patients who may need urgent endoscopy, high dependency monitoring, CT brain or surgical support are referred directly to Scarborough.
There is a joint weekly Grand Round and a monthly audit meeting held in Scarborough. There is a dedicated SHO teaching session every week to cover the curriculum and also PACES teaching. In Bridlington there is a weekly Journal club and Xray meeting which are well attended.