Trainee Executive Forum

The Trainee Executive Forum provides an opportunity for specialty and foundation medical and dental trainees in the North East and North Cumbria to offer feedback or ideas and raise any concerns regarding the quality of their education and training.

It is a group chaired and run by trainees, with a direct link to the Postgraduate Dean. Trainee representatives are self-nominated and/or elected from within their School/Directorate, and represent the views of all trainees, not exclusive to their own specialty/programme. 

Its purpose is to increased involvement of trainees in the development of strategies and processes and to help HEENE consider the impact of those strategies on training to enhance recruitment, retention and the overall experience of trainees in our region. 

Meeting Arrangements

The TEF meets quarterly at HEENE Headquarters, Waterfront 4, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8NY.

Contact Information

For more information or if you would like to join the Trainee Executive Forum, please email us at tef.ne@hee.nhs.uk. 

If TEF members would like to add an agenda item to a TEF meeting, requests should also be emailed to this address. 

To get in contact with a specific TEF representative to highlight any training issues, please email tef.ne@hee.nhs.uk with the name of the representative and we will put you in contact. This list of representatives will be updated over time, and is not a comprehensive list of all TEF members, but those who have given permission for their names to be shared. 

Please note, TEF members represent ALL trainees, not only trainees within their specialty/training programme.