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On behalf of Mr Dharmendra Mittal (SAS Lead) the Postgraduate department organises courses for the SAS doctors which will be held at LTHTr.

All courses held at LTHTr are supported by the SAS Development Fund.

Places are limited to 15 delegates per course and will be offered on a first come first served basis. If you would like to book onto any of the courses please contact Natalie on SASDoctors@LTHTR.nhs.uk

SAS Courses Available at LTHTr 

  • Leadership, Managing People & Building Teams – 11th April 2025 – FULLY BOOKED
  • Medical Law & Ethics – 19th May 2025 – FULLY BOOKED
  • Mindfulness & Resilience – 27th June 2025 – FULLY BOOKED
  • Time & Self Management – 11th July 2025 – FULLY BOOKED
  • SAS Away Day – including Negotiating & Influencing Skills, Contracts, Appraisals & Revalidation & SAS Forum – 19th September 2025
  • Avoiding Pitfalls in Medical Law – 8th October 2025
  • Enhancing Clinical Practice and Education Through AI – 16th October 2025
  • Leadership Practical Application of Intersectionality – 7th November 2025
  • Interview Skills for SAS Doctors – 10th December 2025
  • Service Improvement and Delivery – 15th January 2026
  • Managing Conflict in a Clinical Setting – 13th February 2026

NHS England NW SAS AWARD WINNERS FROM LTHTR

NHS England North West hold a yearly SAS Awards Celebration Event where SAS doctors around the North West are recognised for their clinical and academic achievements. Congratulations to all nominees and winners from LTHTr.

2025 Awards:

SAS Quality Improvement Award – Winner – Dr Alex Fonseca

SAS Lifetime Achievement – Winner – Dr Meenakshi Malhotra

SAS UGME Educator Award – Highly Commended – Dr Mohan Rao Madayala

SAS Clinical Achievement Award Nomination – Mr Syed Hashmi

SAS Clinical Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Alex Fonseca

SAS Clinical Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Janani Vaghani

SAS Clinical Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Sumit Vaghani

SAS Quality Improvement Award Nomination – Dr Janani Vaghani

SAS Quality Improvement Award Nomination – Dr Sumit Vaghani

SAS Leadership Award Nomination – Dr Janani Vaghani

SAS Leadership Award Nomination – Dr Sumit Vaghani

SAS Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Mohammed Naushad

SAS Champion Award Nomination – Natalie Suffield

 

2024 Awards:

SAS Lifetime Achievement Award – Winner – Dr Rajesh Kumar

SAS Lead of the Year Award – Winner – Mr Dharmendra Mittal

SAS Administrator of the Year Award- Winner – Natalie Suffield

SAS Postgraduate Educator of the Year – Highly Commended – Dr Avinash Jha

SAS Undergraduate Educator of the Year – Highly Commended – Dr Brian Chivima

SAS Quality Improvement Award – Highly Commended – Dr Shravan Nanda

SAS Champion Award – Highly Commended – Lisa Eccles

SAS Undergraduate Educator of the Year – Nominee – Dr Janani Vaghani

SAS Clinical Achievement Award – Nominee – Dr Cecil Fernandez

SAS Clinical Achievement Award – Nominee – Dr Jennifer Pettit

SAS Leadership Award – Nominee – Dr Jennifer Pettit

SAS Leadership Award -Nominee – Miss Mukta Vadhva

SAS Champion Award – Nominee – Dr Vikas Kumar

 

2023 Awards:

SAS Clinical Achievement Award – Winner – Dr Anca Salbaticu

SAS Postgraduate Educator – Winner – Dr Mohsen Abdelaal

SAS Quality Improvement – Highly Commended – Dr Jennifer Pettit

SAS Undergraduate Educator – Highly Commended – Mr Abul Huq

SAS Leadership – Highly Commended – Dr Younes Bazza

SAS Lifetime Achievement – Highly Commended – Mr Yousef Elhediny

SAS Lifetime Achievement – Highly Commended – Dr Falalu Danwata

SAS Clinical Achievement Nominee – Dr Syed Haider

SAS Leadership Nominee – Miss Mukta Vadhva

 

2022 Awards:

SAS Clinical Achievement Award – Winner – Dr Fariha Rahim

CESR Achievement Award – Winner – Dr Sharmila Bandyopadhyay

SAS Administrator of the Year – Winner – Natalie Suffield

SAS Leadership Award – Highly Commended – Dr Simon Parker

SAS Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Rajesh Kumar

SAS Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination – Dr Mila Garrues

SAS Quality Improvement Award Nomination – Dr Thevakirupai Thirukumaran

SAS Leadership Award Nomination – Dr Rajesh Kumar

SAS Champion Award Nomination – Dr Mike Dobson

SAS Champion Award Nomination – Dr Somenath Chatterjee

 

2021 Awards: 

SAS Lifetime Achievement Award Winner – Dr Mila Garrues

CESR Achievement Award – Highly Commended – Dr Sharmila Bandyopadhyay

Postgraduate Educator Award Highly Commended – Dr Mila Garrues

SAS Administrator of the Year – Highly Commended – Natalie Suffield

SAS Undergraduate Educator Award Nomination – Dr Fariha Rahim

 

2020 Awards: 

SAS Administrator of the Year – Highly Commended – Natalie Suffield