Our Trusts
East Anglia Foundation School (EAFS)
EAFS has ten Trusts under its remit and is split into 2 regions EAFS East and EAFS West. The longstanding rotations have been proven to meet the curricular requirements of Foundation; however, we are always looking to improve these and have followed the recommendations of the Improving Junior Doctors' Working Life documents and made alterations to many rotations for the 2023 recruitment.
Deputy Foundation School Director EAFS East:
Dr Francesca Crawley
The trusts in the EAFS East are:
- James Paget University NHS Foundation Trust (Great Yarmouth)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- The Queen Elizabeth, Kings Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Colchester Hospital
- Ipswich Hospital
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (Psychiatry)
Deputy Foundation School Director EAFS West:
Mr Christopher Fowell
The trusts in the EAFS West are:
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Addenbrooke's Hospital
- Northwest Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital
- Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (Psychiatry)
We have recruited for our educational academic programme, with 4 trainees at Ipswich and 4 at Kings Lynn undertaking a PGCert with the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Click here for the EAFS hospital contact list. (Please note that due to merging hospitals, Colchester is now advertised in EAFS and Bedford in EBHFS)
EBH Foundation School (EBH)
EBH foundation school has eight acute NHS Trusts under its remit and is split into 2 regions EBH East and EBH West. This newer Foundation School was established in 2017 to manage repatriated programmes in Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The programmes were reconfigured at the inception of the school to make sure that they met all curricular requirements with no de-stabilisation of training during the transition process.
Deputy Foundation School Director EBH East:
Mr Shiva Dindyal
The trusts in the EAFS East are:
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (Harlow)
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Basildon Hospital
- Broomfield Hospital
- Southend University Hospital
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (Psychiatry)
Deputy Foundation School Director EBH West:
Dr Hasanthi Gooneratne
The trusts in the EBH foundation school are:
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Bedford Hospital
- Luton & Dunstable University Hospital
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Lister Hospital
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Watford Hospital
- East London NHS Foundation Trust (Psychiatry)
- Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust (Psychiatry)
One year on, the school has developed a good programme of Education Academic Foundation Training with the Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Hertfordshire to encourage trainees who are inclined to develop skills like teaching (including simulation) and leadership. We are keen to develop skills like ethics and medical management in future years.
The ethos of the school is to prepare junior doctors who are ready to provide high quality patient care and has a positive outlook on professional development. We take pride in creating a programme guided and improved by trainee feedback.
Click here for the EBHFS hospital contact list. (Please note that due to merging hospitals, Colchester is now advertised in EAFS, and Bedford in EBHFS).
Please visit this our microsite for EBHFS which includes trainee testimonials and further information on our excellent Trusts.