Study Leave

3.NWSOR Study Leave 2024 - 2025.pdf

All Study Leave requests need to be made via Accent: https://accent.hicom.co.uk/Portal/Live/Web/

Your application should have:

Your study leave/budget section from your Academic Year Log Book
A copy of your teaching attendance log book (from Aug 2025)
If you receive an enhanced study budget please detail this clearly on your applications

Information on Accent and up to date NHSE National Study Leave policies and processes can be found here: https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/study-leave - for any issues relating to Accent or policy you must contact the Study Leave Team.

For queries about a pending submission/approval please email Lesley.Taylor@mft.nhs.uk

Dr Trupti Kulkarni is the TPD for Study Leave. Please contact for any specific queries: Trupti.Kulkarni@mft.nhs.uk

A list of approved or suggested courses for Radiology Study Leave is listed below:

Core Training

RCR New trainee welcome event ( ST1)

UKIO Conference

RCR Radiology Events and Learning Meetings (REALM)

BSNR Neuro on-call course

BSHNI refresher course (different themes every year)

ESR Head and Neck lectures

Red dot courses (Chest, MSK)

FRCR2b courses (various providers in the UK)

RCR Clinical Radiology Research Day

Sub-Specialty:

All:

UK courses/conferences: UKIO

RCR REALM meeting

RCR Supervisor skills course

RCR Management skills for radiologists

RCR AI Courses and conference

International courses/conferences :

RSNA annual meeting

European Congress of radiology (ECR)

International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS)

MSK:

British Society of (MusculoSkeletal Radiologists (BSSR) Annual General Meeting

BSSR Spring meeting and refresher course

Leeds MSK Ultrasound Course

Stoller MRI course

ISS Refresher Course

ESSR Refresher Course

Head and Neck:

BSHNR Annual meeting

ESNR (European society of neuroradiology)

ASNR (American society of neuroradiology)

London Temporal bone course (King’s College)

The London MDT H&N Imaging course (Northwick Park hospital)

ESHNR (European Society of Head and Neck Radiology) meeting

Erasmus MRI course (Europe)

Leuven course (Europe)

Annual meeting of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

The Swansea H&N USS course

Paediatric Radiology:

RCR British society of Paediatric Radiology Study Day

Study days endorsed by: BSPR/ ESPR

European Course Paediatric Radiology (ECPR)

Breast:

British Society of Breast radiology annual scientific meeting

Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging (occurs once every two years)

Nottingham Breast Imaging course

Breast MRI course (UK various locations)

Contrast enhanced Mammography course (UK various locations e.g. London/Nottingham)

Cardio thoracic Imaging:

British Society of Cardiovascular imaging (BSCI) Annual General Meeting

Thoracic Imaging Masterclass by RCR

Liverpool Thoracic Radiology Course

UK Cardiac CT course (level 1 and 2): (in-person/conducted every year).

Diagnostic Neuro-Radiology :

BSNR trainee study days. Currently it is held once every year jointly with the BSNR Annual Conference (usually around October every year).
BSNR Neuro On-call course, unless already done at ST1 to ST3
Attend at least one international conference (e.g. ESNR or ASNR) to present a paper
Optional - ESNR Diagnostic Neuroradiology course and exam leading to European Diploma in Neuroradiology (EDiNR). This is a course consists of 4 modules (two modules each year) completed over 2 years. Very comprehensive but quite expensive as well.
The Oxford Clinical Neuroimaging Course.

Interventional Neuro Radiology:

ECMINT – intense and quite comprehensive course consisting of 4 modules to be completed over 2 years. Trainees are strongly recommended to attend this but is quite expensive.

Diagnostic courses and meetings: 1, 2 and 3 as above (under “For DNR trainees”)

There is a plethora of industry sponsored courses and workshops in Neurointervention - NOT mandatory and left at the discretion of the ES to decide if the trainee should attend these (trainees usually don’t have to pay any course fee but will need to apply for study leave).

Interventional Radiology:

Courses provided by CIRSE, SIR, BSIR (and IOUK) including the CIRSE all access pass.

There is a plethora of industry sponsored courses and workshops - NOT mandatory and left at the discretion of the ES to decide if the trainee should attend these (trainees usually don’t have to pay any course fee but will need to apply for study leave).

GI:

British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (BSGAR) Annual meeting

BSGAR Study days (various topics)

ESGAR Conference

Gina Brown Rectal MRI hands on workshop

ESGAR CT Colonography virtual workshop

CT colon course JCA seminars

GU/Gynae:

BSUR annual conference

Courses/ webinars run by BSUR