YAIRN: Our Regional Network

West Yorkshire:

• Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

• Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

• Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

• Harrogate District Foundation Trust

• Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

• Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

South Yorkshire:

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals

• Barnsley District General Hospital

• Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

East Yorkshire:

• Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

• York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital Grimsby

• Scunthorpe General Hospital

Educational Network Services

The Yorkshire School of Anaesthesia and ICM delivers a coordinated and forward-thinking programme that supports trainees at every stage of their career. Our educational provision is structured through dedicated branches Core, Advanced, Exam Preparation, and Intensive Care Medicine ensuring high-quality, targeted content across the breadth of clinical and academic training.

We also recognise the importance of non-clinical development, ensuring you are aware of sessions focused on leadership, teaching skills, quality improvement, research, and career progression.

Events are regularly updated in response to trainee feedback, curriculum changes, and evolving service needs, ensuring that the network remains relevant, inclusive, and impactful throughout your training journey.

YAIRN Core

Educational program designed for anaesthetic trainees in their initial years of training (CT1-CT3). Focuses on essential knowledge, skills, and competencies required for core anaesthetic practice.

Key Features:

• Regular regional teaching on core topics to aid local teaching

• Regular workshops and simulation training

• Primary FRCA exam preparation
  

YAIRN Advanced

Targeted at higher trainees (ST4-ST7) focusing on advanced techniques, subspecialty training, and leadership development in anaesthesia practice.

Key Features:

• Advanced clinical decision making scenarios

• Leadership and management training

• 2 monthly regional teaching days covering the curriculum

• For more specialist topics, pan-deanery teaching days

• Advanced simulation training days

YAIRN ICM

Specialised program for Intensive Care Medicine trainees at all levels, focusing on critical care principles, advanced organ support, and complex patient management.

Key Features:

• 2 monthly regional teaching days programme covering the curriculum

• FFICM exam preparation courses

• Courses designed specifically for ICM trainees

• Courses designed specifically for anaesthetic trainees on ICM rotations

YAIRN Exam

Focused preparation courses for the FRCA (Primary and Final) and FFICM examinations, providing comprehensive revision materials, mock exams, and expert guidance.

Key Features:

• Structured revision courses for FRCA and FFICM exams

• Mock OSCE and viva practice sessions

• Examiner-led feedback and guidance

CART & START

South Yorkshire teaching programme for both core and higher trainees, both running for half a day every month.

CART is for Core/ACCS residents and focuses on novice skills and preparation for the primary FRCA, organised by the DGH college tutors.

START is for higher trainees and those post primary FRCA, with a stronger emphasis on career preparation and non-clinical skills.

YAIRN Conferences

Yorkshire and Humber is driven by dedication and vision of local clinicians, with a growing number of high quality medical conferences.

These conferences are being created and delivered by doctors based right here in Yorkshire, and are bringing together professionals from across the UK and beyond.

These events reflect the uniques strengths of the region: clinical excellence, academic partnerships and community engagement.

Our School Calendar

Our region offers a dynamic and well-structured educational programme for trainees in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine.

The Yorkshire and Humber School Calendar is regularly updated and provides a comprehensive overview of regional teaching days, simulation courses, exam preparation sessions, and specialty training events.

Whether you're preparing for the FRCA, FICM, or developing your clinical and leadership skills, you’ll find a wide range of high-quality, accessible courses to support your progression.

Explore the full list of upcoming educational opportunities and find contact details for course leads and organisers. We’re committed to supporting your learning at every stage of training.

Explore our Network

Each part of the YAIRN offers a diverse range of educational opportunities tailored to different stages of training and subspecialty interests. If you want to go straight to the Network page for more information about available courses, click here.

While examples include core, advanced, exam-focused, and ICM, this is not an exhaustive list.

For the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of all available sessions and courses, please refer to the School Calendar.

YAIRN Core

• Obstetrics Anaesthetic Crisis Resource Management

• Leeds Sedation Course

• Stage 1 Trauma Course

• EPIC 1

• Critical Incident Courses

• Core Trainee Airway Simulation Courses

• Core Trauma Course

• Regular local novice teaching

YAIRN Advanced

• Difficult Airway CBD

• Leeds Sedation Course

• Managing emergencies in paediatric anaesthesia

• Research and Audit: How to Lead projects which makes a difference

• TUFTY

• Human Factors in Airway Management and Clinical Teams

• Leeds and Sheffield Trauma Courses

• CPET Perioperative Medicine and Sports Medicine

• The Obstetric Advanced Anaesthesia Simulation Training of Yorkshire

• Management and Leadership Courses

YAIRN ICM

YAIRN Exam

• ICM regional teaching every 2 months

• YOR TRACH

• EPIC I

• EPIC II

• Yorkshire Intensive Care Conference

• LACTIC

• National Deceased Donation Course

• Organ donation study days

• FUSIC

• Management and Leadership Courses

• Human Factors in Clinical Teams

• Research and Audit: How to make a difference

• Difficult Airway Course

• Primary Written (BRI, HRI, LTHT)

• New course: SPARK

• Primary OSCE (MYTT, BRI, HRI)

• Primary OSCE Blackboard (virtual)

• Primary VIVA: VYVA (West and East)

• VIVA Smash Club (BRI)

• Final Written: CRQ course

• Final VIVA: VYVA

• Leeds Crammer Course

• FICM: FIVA Course (virtual)

• FICM OSCE Prep Course (Sheffield)

• FICM Prep Course

YAIRN Advanced Regional Teaching

Sep 19th 2025

• Sheffield: Northern, General Medical Education Centre

• Haematology/Oncology/Endocrinology

Nov 20th 2025

• SJUH

• Liver & Gastro

Jan 16th 2026

• Bradford

• Transfer/Leadership/Management

March 13th 2026

• Barnsley

• PGME

• Respiratory

YAIRN ICM Regional Teaching

Nov 18th 2025

• Castle Hill Hospital, Innovation Centre

• Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Jan 23rd 2026

• Bradford Teaching Hospitals, Sovereign Lecture Theatre Field House

• Paediatric Anaesthesia

March 6th 2026

• Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust, Post Graduate Medical Education

• Burns, Sedation and Cardio-respiratory arrest

June TBC 2026

• York

• Airway management, Head and Neck, Maxillofacial and Dental surgery

• While key dates for regional teaching are advertised on this website, trainees must also regularly check their emails and official communications for any updates or changes.

• It is essential that study leave is requested well in advance to facilitate attendance, as participation in regional teaching days is a core expectation of training.

• Early planning helps ensure protected time to make the most of these valuable educational opportunities.

Regional Teaching Programmes

YAIRN Advanced, START/CART and YAIRN ICM Regional teaching are the established regional teaching programmes. These are great opportunities to network with your peers and stay up-to-date with your knowledge. The aim of the programmes are to cover areas of the curriculum that are more difficult to obtain. They are not exam revision days.

YAIRN Advanced is for East and West Yorkshire Trainees who are ST4+ or post primary CT2+ (will need permission from your college tutors to attend YAIRN Advanced days). All ST4+ trainees are expected to attend. Teaching days run every 2/3 months.

YAIRN ICM Regional Teaching is for residents on the ICM training programme. All trainees are expected to attend

START & CART is the South Yorkshire based teaching programme which runs monthly for 1/2 days.

Pan-deanery teaching is logistically too difficult, but for more specialist topics we will aim to make sessions accessible by all

START: Specialty Trainee Anaesthetic Regional Teaching

START programme for August 2025 - January 2025 is now live.

All sessions are best attended in person, but if you're on-call and would like to
attend virtually, please ask for an MS teams link.

Sessions will be held in Sheffield, either at RHH or NGH, and include an opportunity to meet colleagues over lunch and discuss training issues.

Please forward future topic ideas and questions to andrew.ford3@nhs.net

For more teaching sessions, there is also:

Sheffield Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Anaesthesia teaching: monthly teaching both in person and virtually. Please see school calender for dates and links to teams meetings

Yorkshire Based Conferences

Showcasing Excellence: Medical Conferences in Yorkshire and Humber.

Driven by dedication and vision of local clinicians, a growing number of high-quality medical conferences are now being created and delivered by doctors based right here in Yorkshire.

These conferences bring together multi-disciplinary professionals from across Yorkshire and beyond, offering opportunities for learning, sharing best practices, and driving forward improvements in patient care.

The events reflect the unique strengths of the regions: it's clinical excellence, academic partnerships and strong culture of community engagement.

YICC

Yorkshire Intensive Care Conference is annually at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in May. It is a super day of interesting sessions from national experts.

LACTIC

The Leeds Acute and Intensive Care Conference is September 18-19th 2025. A fantastic 2 day conference with excellent talks and workshops.

LACTIC 2025 (Leeds) - Clockwork Medical

YATC

The Yorkshire Anaesthetics Trainee Conference is an annual conference for trainees with an exciting programme and trainee presentations. It is normally in October.

Other Essential Information

A wide range of resources is available to support you throughout your training. Below, you’ll find quick links to key information and guidance.

About Your Training Programme

This section outlines how the training programme is structured, including the geographical layout of rotations, details of individual hospitals, and key contacts within each Trust.

You will also find information on the people who support your training, relevant policies, and useful resources designed to guide you throughout your time in the programme.

This page brings together all the essential information about how the School functions and where to go for support at each stage of your training journey.

Training and Curriculum Guidance, Including ARCP

At the end of each training year and occasionally at other points, you will undergo an Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP).

A satisfactory ARCP outcome is essential for progression to the next stage of training.

Navigating assessments, curriculum requirements, and the CCT application process can be complex. This section of the website provides clear guidance on how your training will be assessed and appraised, what to expect at each stage, and how to prepare for your Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Familiarise yourself with the RCoA website , and don't forget about BJA Education articles which are excellent education articles, and often used for basis of FRCA examination questions

Familiarise yourself with the FICM website , and don't forget about FICMLearning which is the learning platform for the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine. Here you can access our blogs, podcasts, webinars, and other useful resources including the Case of the Month series and e-ICM learning sessions. New content is published weekly and on an ad hoc basis.

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Would you like us to help promote your work or raise awareness across the region?

Get in touch — we’d love to hear from you. Simply send us a message and a member of the team will get back to you.

Educational Leads for School of Anaesthesia and ICM:

Dr Tamer Abouzied tamer.abouzied@nhs.net

Dr Selin Kabadayi selin.kabadayi1@nhs.net