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North Wales Clinical School

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What is the North Wales Clinical School?

The North Wales Clinical School (NWCS) is a partnership, initially formed between the three NHS trusts in North Wales (now a single unified health board, the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board) and the higher education institutions operating across the region:

What does the North Wales Clinical School do?

  • The NWCS provides opportunities for health professionals to study and live in North Wales, largely in a bilingual setting, thereby promoting the retention of skills and the economic prosperity of the region.
  • The NWCS provides a ground-breaking, collaborative approach to medical education and research, bringing together the whole range of partners from the health and academic sectors from across the North Wales region.
  • It has assisted the North Wales NHS Trusts to more than double the number of students undertaking years four and five placements in North Wales (in 2006/07 as compared to 2002/3).
  • Since significant numbers of medical students began to train in North Wales, 90% of junior doctor posts are now filled by graduates who undertook placements in the region (compared to 1999 when the number of placements was very small and all three Trusts had great difficulty in filling these posts). There has also been a large increase in the number of applications for consultant posts in North Wales hospitals from senior medical staff, who are attracted to the area by the opportunities for teaching and research provided by the Clinical School.
  • Medical students can also opt to undertake Student Selected Components (SSCs) at Bangor University and Glyndwr University.

Further details of SSC placements at Bangor University can be found here.

Further details about the NWCS and SSC placements can be found at www.nwcs.ac.uk.

How can I contact the North Wales Clinical School?

Bangor University

Title Forename Surname Tel. Position
Dr Antony Halsall  01248 38 8786 Management Lead for Bangor University
Prof. Peter Maddison  01248 38 8771 Research Lead for Bangor University
Prof. Michael Rees  01248 38 8742 Academic Lead for Bangor University

Ysbyty Gwynedd

Title Forename Surname Tel. Position
Mrs Kim Thomas  01248 385068 Undergraduate Manager
Mr Dean Williams  01248 384148 Senior Undergraduate Tutor

Ysbyty Glan Clwyd

Title Forename Surname Tel. Position
Mrs Maureen Kirkman  01745 534678 Acting Undergraduate Manager
Mr Philip Banfield
01745 445814
 Senior Undergraduate Tutor

Wrexham Maelor Hospital

Title Forename Surname Tel. Position
Mrs Pauline Warner
01978 727892
 Undergraduate Manager
Mr Aruni Sen 01978 725498 Senior Undergraduate Tutor

Wrexham (Main Office of NWCS)

Title Forename Surname Tel. Position
Mrs Jeanette Christian  01978 727633 NWCS Clerical Officer
Mrs Janet Legget-Jones  01978 727634 NWCS Manager

Initial enquiries to the NWCS should be directed to;

      Janet Legget-Jones,
      Manager,
      North Wales Clinical School,
      Office F7, Croesnewydd Hall,
      Wrexham Technology Park,
      Wrexham, LL13 7YP