ADAVANTAGES

• 2 years at a hospital (as with all the hospitals in the North-Western deanery). This allows you to 

  • get to know how the hospital runs very well

  • stay with the same group of people for 2 years

  • more chance to get involved with extra-curricular activities in the hospital

• Blackpool is a district general hospital with plenty of opportunity to get hands on

• Blackpool has a large amount of rotations in paediatrics and anaesthetics 

• It has a low score required for entry. So people who want to maximize their chance of doing the above rotations would do so by applying to Blackpool

• Blackpool is a fun coastal town with plenty to do and cost of living is very cheap. Many pay less than 300 per month for rent

• Plenty of fun places which can be easily reached within an hour e.g. Manchester, Liverpool, Lake District

• Active mess and fy trainees are usually a tightly knit group

• Dedicated whole days of bleep free teaching fortnightly

• Some of the best locum rates for f1s and f2s in the country and easy to get hold of individual shifts

• All tracks have GP

• All tracks but one have A&E

 

 

DISADVANTAGES

• Blackpool has a very deprived community. A large amount of chronic disease e.g. COPD, liver disease, drug abuse

• Blackpool is nice in the summer but winter can be bleak so you may have to find fun activities further afield

• Staffing levels for the higher grades can be low. This means there are a large amount of locums

• Half the A&E tracks are as an f1. Some may see this as an advantage!

 

 

Dimitris Mitakos

FY2

Blackpool Victoria Hospital