Useful Contacts
- The following are points of contact associated with the Hand Diploma programme
- Programme Director
BSSH Course Administrator
BSSH President
BSSH Treasurer
BSSH Chairman of Education and Training Committee
BSSH Chairman of Instructional Course Committee
Internal Adviser to the Programme, University of Manchester
Graduate Administrator University of Manchester
External Adviser to the Programme
Quality Enhancement Officer
External Examiner
Hand Diploma Subgroup
Regional Advisors List
Programme Director
- Chairs Hand Diploma subgroup
- Member of Board of Examiners
- Lead on convening and co-ordinating examination
- Member of Education & Training Committee (liaison with its Chairman)
- First point of contact for all enquiries not otherwise delegated
- Represents the BSSH on School of Medicine Postgraduate Committee and acts as primary point of contact for the University
Current: Mr Rupert Eckersley
Contact details:
Mr Rupert Eckersley
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Plastic Surgery Department
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London SW10 9NH
Tel: 020 8237 5376
Fax: 020 8237 2784
Email: rupert_e@msn.com
Hand Diploma Subgroup
Members have convened 3-4 times per year since 2003 and:
- Develop policy for discussion and approval at BSSH Council
- Develop and update syllabus and course units on a rolling basis
- Write MCQs for the examination bank
- Each member will have named responsibility for individual supervising surgeons and will undertake to make themselves available by phone for advice as needed
- Submit minutes of meetings to School of Medicine Postgraduate Committee as part of Quality Assurance process
Current:
Mr Rupert Eckersley (as before)
Mr David Evans
Miss Lore Feldberg
Mr Geoff Hooper
Miss Vivien Lees
Mr Gavin Miller
Mr Charles Pailthorpe
Mr Donald Sammut
Mr Mike Waldram
Contact details:
See BSSH List of Members Handbook 2010
BSSH Course Administrator
- Day to day administration of all items pertaining to individual participating surgeons
- Handles initial and subsequent contacts with participating surgeons and their consultant supervisors
- Ensures all written and audiovisual materials pertaining to the coursework is distributed in an efficient manner. Provision of information on national courses.
- Maintains confidential file on each participating surgeon
- Receives and collates on-line returns pertaining to individual internal assessments
- Keeps record and confirms in writing completion of each course unit
- Keeps the examination bank questions under secure conditions
- Provides logistic support for conducting the examination
Current: Miss Angela Rausch (BSSH office)
Contact details:
Miss A Rausch
Senior Course Administrator
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Royal College of Surgeons of England
35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PE
Tel: 0207 831 5162
Fax: 0207 8314041
email: angela.rausch@bssh.ac.uk
Graduate Administrator University of Manchester
- Responsible for registrations with the University following approval of the submitted application form by the BSSH
Current : Mrs Alison Howard
Contact details:
Mrs Alison Howard
Graduate Administrator
The School of Medicine
The University of Manchester
Room DG33, Stopford Building
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PT
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 1463
FAX: +44 (0)161 275 1432
E-mail: a.howard@manchester.ac.uk
BSSH
President
The President will advise on and oversee strategic decisions pertaining to the Hand Diploma (member of Education & Training Committee)
- Chairs BSSH Council meetings in which matters of principle pertaining to the Hand Diploma will be discussed
- Communicates with the membership on matters pertaining to the Hand Diploma
Current: Mr J S Watson
Contact details:
Mr J S Watson
President British Society for Surgery of the Hand
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
Manchester
M23 9LT
0161 291 6647
Treasurer
- Oversees the financial case for the Hand Diploma
- Assists in financial negotiations with UoM
- Advises on fee structure
Current: Mr Robert Savage
Contact details:
Mr Robert Savage
Treasurer BSSH
Consultant Orthopaedic & Hand Surgeon,
The Royal Gwent Hospital
Newport
Gwent NP9 2UB
Tel : 91633 234 161
Fax: 91633 656 258
email: robert.savage@gwent.wales.nhs.uk
Chairman of Education & Training
- Chairs the Education & Training Committee to which the Hand Diploma Subgroup report
- Liaises with the Hand Diploma lead (where different person)
- Leads discussion on development of the Hand Diploma within the BSSH
- Communicates with BSSH membership and with trainee representatives regarding the Diploma
Current: Mr Charles Pailthorpe
Contact details:
Mr C A Pailthorpe
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
The Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading RG1 5AN
Tel: 0118 322 7414
Fax: 0118 322 8908
Email: charles.pailthorpe@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
Chairman of the Instructional Courses
- Convenes and organises the international instructional courses around which the Diploma programme is based
- Liases with the Chairman of Education & Training Committee who is also member of the Faculty of the Instructional Courses
- Provides reports on the courses as required by the QA framework
Current: Prof. Tim Davis
Contact details:
Prof. Tim Davis FRCS
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Queens Medical Campus
Nottingham University Hospitals
Nottingham NG7 2UH
Tel: 0115 924 9924 Ext 64337
Fax: 0115 970 9921
email: tim.davis@nuh.nhs.uk
UoM
Internal Advisor to the Programme
- Committee member of the University Faculty Board liaising between University and BSSH representatives
Current: Miss Vivien Lees
Contact details:
Miss V C Lees MD FRCS(Plast)
Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon
Department of Plastic Surgery
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Lane
Wythenshawe
Manchester M23 9LT
Tel: 0161 291 6648
Fax: 0161 281 6381
email: vivienlees@live.com
External Advisor to the Programme
- Reviews the written submissions made by BSSH to the UoM with comments on feasibility and advisability provided to the UoM.
Current: Professor John Stanley
Contact details:
Professor J K Stanley FRCS FRCSEd
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Wrightington Hospital for Joint Diseases
Hall Lane
Appley Bridge WN6 9EP
Tel : 0125 725 6259
Fax: 0125 725 6441
Email: profstanley@btinternet.com
Quality Enhancement Officer
- Advises on matters pertaining to the quality assurance policies of the University
Current: Miss Emma Hilton
Contact details:
Miss Emma Hilton
Senior Collaboration Adviser
Teaching, Learning and Assessment Office
Academic Quality Unit
The University of Manchester
John Owens Building
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL
Phone: +44 (0)161 275 2047
Email: emma.hilton-2@manchester.ac.uk
External examiner
- Advises on matters pertaining to reproducibility and validity of the internal ‘in-house’ assessments
- Advises on matters pertaining to the external Examination to be hold in Manchester twice yearly
Current: Professor Frank Burke
Contact details:
Professor FD Burke MB BS FRCS
Consultant Hand Surgeon
Pulvertaft Hand Centre
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
London Road
Derby DE1 2QY
Tel: 01332 254751
Fax: 01332 291425
email: frank.burge@virgin.net