The South Yorkshire training programme is based primarily around Sheffield, Doncaster, and Rotherham, offering a comprehensive mix of clinical settings across hospital, hospice, and community palliative care.
Palliative medicine placements
Trainees rotate through
- inpatient units: focused on complex symptom management and end-of-life care
- hospital support teams: Embedded in acute hospital settings to manage patients with advanced disease
- community teams: Based in local hospices and community services
Hospital and hospice placements
- Royal Hallamshire hospital and Weston Park cancer centre (Sheffield): Covered by hospital support teams, offering experience with complex cases across oncology, haematology, neurology, and gynaecology
- Northern general hospital (Sheffield): A large tertiary centre with specialties including renal, cardiology, surgical oncology, ITU, and general medical/surgical wards. Includes a dedicated 18-bedded NHS-funded palliative care centre on-site
- St luke’s hospice (South Sheffield): An independent hospice and the base for Sheffield’s community palliative care service
- St John’s hospice (Doncaster): A 10-bed inpatient unit supporting patients with advanced symptoms and end-of-life care
- Rotherham hospice: A 14-bed inpatient unit supporting patients with advanced symptoms and end-of-life care aswell as hospital support team in a district general hospital
General internal medicine (GIM) rotations
- Doncaster royal infirmary: Placement on the acute medical ward
- Rotherham hospital: Placement on the frailty ward
Outpatient experience
Palliative medicine clinics are run at both main hospital sites in Sheffield, providing additional outpatient exposure.
Academic and teaching opportunities
- strong academic links through academic palliative medicine consultants and the university of Sheffield
- opportunities to be involved in research and undergraduate medical teaching
- weekly Thursday afternoon teaching: Covers scientific and clinical aspects of palliative medicine, core curriculum topics, journal clubs, and case-based discussions with consultants