Region

North Scotland

Unit name

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

Number of deliveries/ year

2000

College tutor(s)

Dr Rajesh Annappa (Rajesh.Annappa@nhs.scot) but whilst he is off please contact Dr Kate Stewart (kate.stewart@nhs.scot)

Rota coordinator (name and email)

Dr Keri McCully (keri.mccully@nhs.scot)

Rota structure (tier 1: FY2/GPST, Tier 2: ST3-4, specialty doctors)

Daytime: one tier 2 doctor

Out of hours: one tier 2 doctor

Main site and any additional posts covered in rotation (eg. For clinics or day surgery)

Raigmore Hospital, Inverness

ATSMs/subspecialty training posts offered.

None

Specialist services.

Fetal Medicine

High Risk Obstetrics

Gynae Oncology

What day of the week is departmental teaching?

Wednesday

How to get there.

Car Parking (Free)

Bus Services

Top Five things you need to know.

·        Excellent support from Senior midwife and Consultants throughout the day and night

·        Single year spend at ST4 – good opportunity to develop gynae operating skill as no other senior trainees

·        Unique experience given the remoteness of some peripheral birthing units across the Highland and Islands

·        Opportunity to gain experience in fetal scanning and colposcopy

·        Excellent on call facilities close to the maternity unit.