Rotation
The Specialty Training Programme in Public Health is a five-year programme. It begins with a 12-month period during which Specialty Registrars (StRs) complete a Master Public Health at Newcastle University, while being based in a local authority placement.
After completing the taught MPH course, registrars transition to full-time work within their local authority placement and undertake a three-month health protection training placement.
During the third and fourth years, registrars engage in more specialist training placements, which may include academic, national, and overseas opportunities.
The final year of training is determined by the StR’s interests and career plans as well as availability of suitable placements.
Placements typically last one year, with rotations occurring on the first Wednesday in August. Registrars are expected to rotate across the entire North East region.
Training Locations
Local Authority Placements
- County Durham
- Darlington
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Sunderland
- South Tyneside
NHS Organisations
- Northumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
- Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- South Tees NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS England
- Northumberland Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
- North East Ambulance Trust
- North East Commissioning Support Unit
Other Training Locations
- Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)
- UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Newcastle University
- Sunderland University
- Teesside University
- FRESH (North East Tobacco Control Programme)
- Balance (North East Alcohol Programme)
- North East Quality Observatory Service (NEQOS)
- North East Combined Authority
- UKHSA, DHSC, OHID and other national placements
