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Postgraduate Centre
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The Euan Keat Education Centre, based at the Princess Royal Hospital and The Sussex Postgraduate Centre based within the Audrey Emerton Building, Brighton provide professional expertise and support for medical and dental trainees working within the Trust and the wider community. The Centres ensure competence and performance of trainees is assessed effectively and Tutors are available for careers information, advice and counselling. The Centres also provides a number of Royal College of Surgeons practical training courses, details of which are available on request.
The Audrey Emerton Building, is located opposite the main entrance to the Royal Sussex County Hospital and is a combined education facility for the Trust and Brighton & Sussex Medical School. It provides state of the art facilities with 16 teaching rooms, 2 lecture theatres and a clinical skills lab. It also enjoys a restaurant facility on the top floor with stunning views across to the sea
The Education Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital is located on the second floor opposite the Library. The centre has two lecture theatres one seats 125 (and is divisible into two separate seminar rooms each fully equipped with state of the art audio visual facilities) and an 80 seat lecture theatre. Each Lecture theatre has a live link to the operating theatres. In addition there are two further seminar rooms one of which is a multi purpose teaching room which is suitable for clinical skills workshops. This room is also equipped with an interactive whiteboard, video conferencing facilities and network points for some (Medical) IT training.
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Library Facilities
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The training programme is supported by excellent Library facilities on both sites.
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IT Facilities
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IT facilities are available in the Health Sciences Library at PRH and also in the Audrey Emerton Building Library at The Royal Sussex County Hospital.
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Other Facilities
(Recreational or otherwise)
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There is a coffee shop and general shop on the ground floor at PRH and the restaurant is located on the second floor.
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Doctors’ Mess
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The Doctors Mess at PRH is located on the second floor in the Obs & Gynae department. It provides seating, kitchen and IT facilities.
The Doctors Mess at RSCH is based adjacent to the Post Room at the rear of the Barry Building.
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Local Amenities/ Attractions
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Haywards Heath is situated in the heart of the Sussex countryside with the town a short walk from the Hospital. There are many restaurants and bars, a leisure complex and train station with easy access to Brighton, Gatwick and Crawley.
Brighton’s nightlife is legendary and boasts over 200 bars and pubs. It has a thriving music scene, the biggest arts festival in England and an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants within this truly diverse cultural city. The beautiful South Downs and stunning countryside that surround Brighton are right on the doorstep.
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Transport Links
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Both hospitals are in easy reach of London with frequent trains to London Bridge and Victoria stations. We are fortunate in that both Haywards Heath and Brighton enjoy close proximity to the beautiful countryside of the South Downs and a free bus service runs hourly between each hospital site.
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Parking Arrangements
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Limited pay and display parking is available at the Royal Sussex County Hospital however Brighton has excellent public transport services. There is a free bus service for Trust staff operating between sites and pay and display parking is available at PRH.
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Accolades/
Achievements of the Trust
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The Trust continues to achieve and provide excellent standards of patient care and offers exceptional teaching programmes delivered by highly skilled specialists.
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Any Additional Information
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The Trust has two main hospital sites named the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) which includes Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre in Haywards Heath, and the Royal Sussex County Hospital which includes the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton. You will be based at one of these hospitals during your rotation.
The Trust works in partnership with the Brighton and Sussex Medical School which is one of four new medical schools created as part of the government’s strategy to increase the number of qualified doctors from the UK working in the NHS. BSMS has become one of the most popular choices for medical students in the UK.
We take careers advice and support very seriously. BSUH can satisfy all your needs and is a great place to start your career.
The Director of Medical Education is the academic lead for postgraduate training within the Trust. Postgraduate Departments are based on both hospital sites with dedicated administrative staff to support you.
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