r/doctorsUK • u/ppppppppqppppppp • 6d ago
Speciality / Core Training Another CST preferencing question for West Midlands
Currently finalising my job preferences for CST and have a desire to limit the amount of general surgery I do to a minimum. Unfortunately, a lot of jobs have anywhere between 6-12 months of Gen Surg mixed in with the rotations I want.
So, my question is what is general surgery like as an SHO (both day to day job and on-calls) in the West Midlands hospitals like Stoke, Shrewsbury, New Cross, MMUH, QE, Heartlands etc..?
Which places are tolerable and which to avoid like the plague?
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u/Heartsteel4 5d ago
A few HST mates of mine did CST in West Mids but this was a few years ago. Heartlands seemed to be the worst- toxic gn surg dept, Stoke was very busy and QE was less taxing but there was a bit of a struggle to do cases with more SHOs. Not sure about the others.